CAT SFX tread toward more infectious territory with their latest single βBinmanβ, out today (1 July) via Alan McGee’s Itβs Creation Baby.
The single arrives as the first teaser of the bandβs debut EP: βBinmanβ, due 15 July.
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Chewing through an angsty yet melodic mesh of jittery guitar strums and a melodic and catchy chorus, Cat SFXβs latest offering boasts the breadth of the band as they embrace more ethereal sonic territory that nods to the works of alt/rock visionaries like PJ Harvey or 80s new-wave trailblazers like Psychedelic Furs.
Where recent single βRodeoβ was outspoken and punk-powered, βBinmanβ arrives as an all-the-more measured affair, with glistening rhythmic guitar lines undercutting crystal-clear vocals that touch on the inner struggles that come with clearing up the wreckage of your own mistakes.
Of the new single, the bandβs lead vocalist Cat Speranza explains:
ββBinmanβ is about a toxic relationship: the one between me and alcohol. It’s about the fights that you have with your loved one because youβre so drunk again and have caused carnage, and youβre trying to pick up the pieces the next day. And you make up all these excuses, to yourself, to others. So Iβm the Binman. Iβm the trash that needs taking out.β
Coming as the bandβs sixth release to date, the new track is organic and infectious in equal parts, and serves as a teaser of the bandβs forthcoming βBinmanβ EP, due 15 July 2022 via Itβs Creation Baby.
Grappling with a range of personal and self-effacing issues, the new EP sees lead single βBinmanβ joined by three new tracks including the anthemic punk-tinted cut βRip This Love Out Of Meβ and the enduring and outspoken βDriving Blindβ.
With colours of grunge, britpop, 80s new wave and straight-up punk running through the EPβs meticulous tapestry of sound, Cat explains of the new extended release:
βThe βBinmanβ EP is a journey of sorts of all the demons that Iβve been wrestling with. Love, mental health, addictionβ¦ I just wanted them out of me. Writing has been cathartic, we just wanted something raw and honest. Inspiration wise we looked to the music we love: Psychedelic Furs, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Britpop, new wave and grunge.β
Another formidable string in Cat SFXβs ever-enticing bow, βBinmanβ comes as one in a stellar run of singles including the exhilaratingly outspoken βRodeoβ, sassy and strutting punk-rock cut βUpside Downβ, thrashing, NME-praised βReuniteβ, and stadium sized βAll The Money In The Worldβ, which received critical acclaim from The Times, and gained the band a 3-page feature in Rolling Stone Italia as well as airplay from Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1.
Recalling the outspoken punk-rock spirit of X-Ray Spex, The Pretenders and Garbage, Cat SFX is the joint brainchild of Anglo-Italian artist Caterina Speranza (vox) and Gordon Mills (drums). Also featuring Ben Sink (guitar) and Jacob Morris (bass), the band expanded to a five-piece in 2022 with the brand new addition of Beth Mills (on backing vocals & keys).
Currently signed to Alan McGeeβs tastemaker label Itβs Creation Baby and no strangers to the London rock and roll scene, Cat SFX are now quickly establishing themselves as one of the capitalβs must-see live acts. Dazzling at various βAlan McGee presentsβ¦β showcases and going down a storm at major venues in support of CAST earlier this year, catch the quintet tearing up a venue near you very soon.
ANNOUNCE NEW βBINMANβ EP – OUT 15 JULY 2022
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