My Morning Jacket Perform Groovy 'Feel You' on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live', Watch ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Moderate Presidential Debate in ‘We’re All Doomed’ Video, Mac Davis, Country Singer and Elvis Presley Songwriter, Dead at 78, In Defending Hunter, Biden Showed Us His Potential, Miley Cyrus Releases Raucous Live Cover of ‘Heart of Glass’, There’s No Way In Hell Trump Doesn’t Know Who the Proud Boys Are, HBO Shares Trailer for Adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ ‘Between the World and Me’, Fuzz Drop New Scorcher ‘Spit’ Alongside Surreal Stop-Motion Video. Copyright © 2020 Slicing Up Eyeballs. amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; The song appears alongside a cover of Heaven 17’s 1981 song “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” on a new 7-inch single that arrives Friday (August 21st) on vinyl and via digital outlets. He’s introduced that to the band and we’ve been willing to go along for the ride.”. Listen to “A Complicated Faith” in the Soundcloud player below. Worth the cost if just for "Stewart", it is a fine listen from beginning to end. Legendary Philadelphia punk rockers The Dead Milkmen are returning with a new 7-inch single later this month. Philadelphia punk stalwarts the Dead Milkmen will release a new seven-inch single this month — featuring a cover of Heaven 17’s 1981 song “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” — via the Giving Groove. amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links"; Working... No thanks. Wrapped in a package more sumptuous than anyone should expect for the Dead Milkmen, Now We Are 20 reissues a self-released compilation from 1993 (Now We Are 10) that included excerpts from three self-released live tapes -- all recorded between late 1983 and early 1984. The Band Members: “A Complicated Faith”, which has a new wave / post-punk vibe, marks the band’s first new original song since their 2017 EP Welcome to the End of the World. One side is a cover of Heaven 17’s 1981 song “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” and the other is an original tune called “A Complicated Faith”.
The B-side, “A Complicated Faith”, features a new wave sound, with drummer Dean Clean stating, “Rodney’s really into industrial goth music. While the first pressing of translucent red vinyl is already sold out, a second pressing on blue vinyl has now been announced. The Dead Milkmen are prepping a new album that they hope to release in 2021. Sign up for our newsletter. I wish we could do happy covers, but we’re never given those times to work in.”, As for the Dead Milkmen’s new song, “A Complicated Faith” was inspired in part by Depeche Mode. For press materials please see our PRESS PACK page. In the meantime, they have been hosting a weekly YouTube series called Big Questions with the Dead Milkmen. The limited-edition vinyl run of the 7-inch single is available for pre-order via Amazon or the socially conscious label The Giving Groove, with proceeds benefitting the charity Girls Rock Philly. dean@deadmilkmen.com The record will arrive on August 21st and is available to preorder now. Talcum’s last line refers to The Dead Milkmen’s original plans to record and release a new album this year. The single is being released as a political statement aimed at the Republican National Convention, which takes place August 24th-27th.

© Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. The Dead Milkmen - Topic 17,200 views. Single will feature cover of Heaven 17’s “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang,” new original “A Complicated Faith”, Philly punks the Dead Milkmen will release a new single featuring a cover of Heaven 17's "(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang.". The band had hoped to record the album this year, but plans changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For press materials please see our PRESS PACK page. Singer Rodney Anonymous said: "Each week, while working on their new album, members of the Dead Milkmen ask each other a question…" You can see the video below. $9.49 — Audio CD "Please retry" $902.81 . The majority of the songs (and highlights) date from a May 1984 live-in-the-studio set for Philadelphia's WXPN. General Inquiries: milkmen@deadmilkmen.com. The band was set to record it this year but had to put their plans on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s the inaugural “big questions” video. The Dead Milkmen are back in the studio, working on the band’s first new album in six years and the follow-up to 2017’s Welcome to the End of the World EP. Press inquiries please contact the band at: milkmen@deadmilkmen.com. Preorder directly from the Giving Groove website! An EP, Welcome to the end of the world. subscribing to the Milkmen’s YouTube channel, Premiere: The Dead Milkmen, ‘Only the Dead Get Off at Kymlinge’ — off upcoming EP, Vintage Video: The Dead Milkmen make a mess of ‘Club MTV.’ Wubba, wubba, wubba, The Dead Milkmen to release new EP ‘Welcome to the End of the World’ this fall, Go in the studio with Dead Milkmen via new ‘Shaking Through’ short film — plus free MP3, Vintage Audio: Dead Milkmen remake ‘Bitchin’ Camaro’ for WXPN radio promo in 1985. amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit"; We want to hear from you! The Dead Milkmen are at work on a new album. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "slicingupeyeb-20"; If you wish to communicate with the band you may do so via the following modern electronic email methods: To book the Dead Milkmen for a show: booking@deadmilkmen.com. All Rights Reserved — in this world and all others. The band's last LP was Pretty Music for Pretty People in 2014. The Band Members: Those will ship in November. dandrew@deadmilkmen.com, For historical reference you may peruse the back issues of this fine publication here: While the pandemic has put those plans on hold, the band now hopes to release a new album in 2021. Back Issues Archive. The Dead Milkmen have been regularly covering “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang” live since the 2016 election, and recorded their version with producer Joe Nicolo. For press materials please see our PRESS PACK page. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; But it was their first vinyl release Big Lizard In My Backyard that found them gaining national attention. ... There’s a new YouTube Music web player for desktop! The seven-inch will boast the Heaven 17 cover on the A-side and a new original, “A Complicated Faith,” on the B-side. The second pressing of the 7-inch on blue vinyl will ship in November via the socially conscious label The Giving Groove, with proceeds benefitting the charity Girls Rock Philly. The new single marks the Dead Milkmen’s first new release since their 2017 EP, Welcome to the End of the World (their last full-length album, Pretty Music for Pretty People, arrived in 2014). Rodney’s really into industrial goth music. amzn_assoc_asins = "B07MQXZRDQ"; The 7-inch single, which arrives August 21st, will be limited to 500 translucent red copies on vinyl, but also will be available digitally. “I’ve always loved the song,” Anonymous said in a statement. On Saturday, the The Dead Milkmen posted a video talking about their favorite film soundtracks. “We had half an album already written and demoed,” said Talcum, “and now I think we’re probably going to start all over again.”. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 White Vinyl Vinyl release of Beelzebubba on Discogs. “I’ve always loved the song,” said Dead Milkmen singer-keyboardist Rodney Anonymous of Heaven 17’s “(We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang”, adding, “I wish we could do happy covers, but we’re never given those times to work in.”. In Memoriam: Andy Gill of Gang of Four passes away, Dead Milkmen say they are making a new album. Live, vocalist and keyboardist Rodney Anonymous had been slightly tweaking Heaven 17’s original screed about Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to fit the current political moment, although the recorded version sticks to the original lyrics, per Heaven 17’s request. “It’s just there. “We had half an album already written and demoed,” said guitarist Joe Jack Talcum, “and now I think we’re probably going to start all over again.” The band now plans to release a new LP in 2021. On Saturday, the The Dead Milkmen posted a video talking about their favorite film soundtracks. The band was set to record it this year but had to put their plans on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic.