Noisy, grungy, gritty, yet incredibly catchy and melodic punk rockers TIO RICO have released a couple of new tracks from their upcoming debut EP Business & Pleasure, due for release on 7 July on their local labelย Horn & Hoof Records. The new tracksย match the live show’s scope and emotion and land somewhere in between street punk rock and straight up rock’n’roll,ย weaving an uncomplicated narrative andย extrapolating the catchy rhythms across an entire listen.
Formed in December 2014 and playing their first gig in January 2015, Tรญo Rico are a raucous three piece from Manchester who have spent the last two years honing their sound, gigging, recording and playing more gigs; scoring them slots alongside the likes of Vanilla Pod and Faintest Idea, as well as a set at Rec Rock Festival (organised by The Verveโs Pete Salisbury).
Recorded in two days, by Will Farley of The Propa Gumbies, Business & Pleasure is a fast and raw EP; from track 1โ โHate Meโโs explosive opening line โWhat the fuck is happening here?โ, through to the melodic and anthemic rally cry of closing track โInvincibleโ.
The first single from the EP, โArticle 7โ, is as punk rock as it gets with the chorusโ raging growl โBelieve what you want to believe, but donโt push those beliefs on meโ. Thereโs no cliche, static agenda to this band though: โWriting wise we write about everything from the state of current politics to the pitfalls of Tinderโ says vocalist/guitarist Ed.
Tรญo Rico have a whole host of gigs lined up throughout the year, including the Rebel Cats 1 Year Birthday Bash in Bradford and the Evil Hoof Picnic in Manchester.ย The band will also be releasing a new video soon, before returning to the studio to record their first full length album later in the year.
