London post-punks Dealing With Damage have today shared a new single ahead of a UK tour with Midway Still.
The band, formed in 2020, have two albums to their name, the most recent being Use The Daylight in early 2023 (reviewed here).
After bedding in new bass player Owen Cox, they’ve spent the last few months working up new songs, and have now released the first finished track from those sessions, Head Full Of Feedback.
“It’s a somewhat elaborate thank you note to my daughter for chipping away over the past fibe years at my previous refusal to listen to Sonic Youth,” explains vocalist and guitarist Ed Wenn.
“I had seen them a couple of times in the ’80s and didn’t like what I saw or heard, so consigned them to the ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ pile.
Off-kilter
“A couple of years ago I investigated the music that I heard coming out of her room and discovered that these off-kilter, twisted, intelligent, sometimes downright beautiful pop nuggets were from none other than Sonic Youth.
“As for the song itself, it was nice to write a story song about something light-hearted for a change. A lot of DWD lyrics walk along the serious side of the street, so it was great fun to write about art, music and memories of the 1980s, when life was full possibilities and we had more than three weeks left to save the planet.
“We made full use of our new bass player Owen’s playing style to come up with a solid bass/drums platform and built everything up from there.
“It’s an evolution of the DWD sound, and I think reflects a growing confidence in our ability to spread our wings after the positive feedback (pun intended!) that the experimentation of the second album Use The Daylight received in the press and from audiences.”
New material
Dealing With Damage head out on a UK tour with Midway Still, starting on 9 July in Sheffield. The band are working on new material for further releases throughout the year.
Dealing With Damage are: Ed Wenn (vocals and guitar), Andy Myers (guitar and vocals), Owen Cox (bass), James Sherry (drums) and Steve Cox (keyboards).
Catch Dealing With Damage on tour with Midway Still at the following dates:
July 9 – Sheffield, Record Junkee
July 10 – Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge
July 11 – Portsmouth, The Edge Of The Wedge
July 12 – London, The Hope & Anchor
July 13 – Brighton, Prince Albert
July 14 – Southampton, The Hobbit (*headline gig)
