Petrol Girls Announce UK Tour And Debut Album, Share Phallocentric Video
Friday, 09 September 2016
Written by Laura Johnson
Petrol Girls have announced a UK tour and their debut album.
‘Talk of Violence’ is due to be released on November 18 via Bomber Music. Prior to this the band will hit the road for a UK tour between October 13 and 26. They will call in Nottingham, Bristol, Guildford, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Milton Keynes and London, amidst which they will support Sonic Boom Six at London's Old Blue Last on October 15.
Meanwhile, check out the band's new video for Phallocentric below. Discussing the track, vocalist Ren Aldridge said:
“Phallocentric came out of a conversation I had with a female friend about how uninspiring most of our experiences of sex with men were and how much our sex lives had improved the more we rejected heteronormative approaches. I really don't think that’s a reflection on those men as individuals, but more to do with our whole society's attitude to sex. Everything from sex education in school to representations of sex in mainstream culture seems to focus on male pleasure in heterosexual sex. The definition of phallocentric is, “focused on or concerned with the phallus or penis as a symbol of male dominance,” and this can be seen in art, architecture, advertising – all over the place. Culture doesn't just reflect our values, it also produces and maintains them, so this song, as part of the counter culture, is literally saying “fuck what they taught us,” ridiculing conservative attitudes and celebrating the full rainbow of sex. “I can't get no” is also a deliberate play on the Rolling Stones song 'Satisfaction'. Mick Jagger definitely used his sexuality as part of his performance, and this song is also partly claiming my right to do the same. Whilst the song is mostly celebratory and irreverent, it also points out that “I take the shame take the blame take the pain and it’s not right” which comes from my experiences as a woman in a society that still judges women for their sexual behaviour in a much more negative way than it judges men.”
Petrol Girls Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu October 13 2016 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri October 14 2016 - BRISTOL Blue Mountain Club
Tue October 18 2016 - GUILDFORD Boileroom
Wed October 19 2016 - BIRMINGHAM Rainbow Cellar
Thu October 20 2016 - LEEDS Brudenell Games Room
Fri October 21 2016 - GLASGOW Garage
Sat October 22 2016 - SHEFFIELD Corporation
Sun October 23 2016 - LIVERPOOL Liverpool Arts Club
Tue October 25 2016 - MILTON KEYNES Craufurd Arms
Wed October 26 2016 - LONDON New River Studios
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