Gouge Away Sign Deal With Run For Cover Records And Share New Single Figurine
Monday, 16 March 2026
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Ian Enger
Gouge Away have released a new single, Figurine.
Recorded with Larry Crane at Jackpot! Recording Studio in Portland, Oregon, the catchy track pairs hardcore and noise-rock influences, and arrives with news that the Florida band have signed a deal with Run For Cover Records. Vocalist Christina Michelle said:
"Figurine is the first song we finished with Theo Hartlett (Ovlov, Pet Fox), a friend of ours who has been touring with us on guitar. We wrote this song while on tour last fall and it came together so easily.
"I went into writing the lyrics with an entirely different idea in mind, but these spilled out of me on one of the drives. Before the tour, I was digitizing home videos, having to see myself as a kid from an outside perspective. I knew I was shy, a people-pleaser, and all these things, but it was different to watch it on film. I was always afraid of disappointing people so I made myself small and rarely acted outside of this little box I found myself in.
"Instead of getting into trouble like most kids, I didn’t really break out of my comfort zone until much more recently. I thought I had to work really hard to be loved. I stretch myself so thin to please everyone else that it winds up being the expectation. I found people who love me, even when I am a messy trainwreck, and that toppled my entire reality. And yet, there’s still this little kid inside of me who is afraid of upsetting her parents. We recorded this song live to tape in Portland at Jackpot! It was our first time working with Larry Crane and it was so much fun."
Figurine will also be released as a limited 7" featuring a cover of Grauzone's Eisbär on the b-side that's only available in physical formats. It follows their latest album, 'Deep Sage', which dropped in 2024, and last December's 'Live at BBC' EP.
Gouge Away have a busy summer ahead, including a North American tour with Wednesday and Ovlov, a Florida show supporting Touché Amoré, and stadium shows with Foo Fighters and Queens Of The Stone Age in Vancouver and Las Vegas in September. Head here for details. Tickets are on sale now.
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