West London five-piece Chubby and the Gang are balanced by two energies – a casual “fuck it” on one side, an active “fuck off” on the other. For every moment of punk imperfection, there’s an intricate flurry of detail. For every enraged statement about modern life as war, there’s a lyric like “Hello heartbreak, my old friend” that catches you off guard. Made up of musicians from across the consistently thriving and criminally overlooked UK hardcore scene (ft. The Chisel, Big Cheese and more), Chubby and the Gang marinate its characteristic speed and sick-of-it-all energy in a mixture of 50s pop sounds. The result is a prickly take on the older, more melodic genres that punk derives from, chewing them up and spitting them out into something mangled but revitalised.

Fronted by Charlie Manning Walker (aka Chubby Charles) and backed by Tom ‘Razor’ Hardwick, Meg Brooks Mills, Ethan Stahl and Joe McMahon (aka the Gang), the band tell stories of modern London.

A1. The Mutt's Nuts
A2. It's Me Who'll Pay
A3. Coming Up Tough
A4. On The Meter
A5. Beat That Drum
A6. Pressure
A7. Take Me Home To London
B1. Life On The Bayou
B2. White Rags
B3. Overachiever
B4. Someone's Gunna Die
B5. Getting Beat Again (Eppu Normaali)
B6. Life's Lemons
B7. Lightning Don't Strike Twice
B8. I Hate The Radio