{"id":2565,"date":"2020-02-12T07:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T07:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:18:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:18:47","slug":"hands-off-gretel-get-angry-as-they-prepare-to-kick-off-their-dont-touch-tour-of-the-uk-and-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=2565","title":{"rendered":"Hands Off Gretel get angry as they prepare to kick off their Don&#8217;t Touch! tour of the UK and Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grunge-punks <strong>Hands Off Gretel <\/strong>have released a new video single as they prepare to begin a headline tour of the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=640%2C560\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=1024%2C896&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=768%2C672&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=1536%2C1344&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?resize=2048%2C1792&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-4-Credit-Neil-Chapman.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The Don&#8217;t Touch! tour is Hands Off Gretel&#8217;s biggest to date. Pic: Neil Chapman.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Don&#8217;t Touch! tour, which starts in Cork tonight, follows a busy 2019 for the band, which included the release of their highly-acclaimed second album, <strong>I Want The World<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They\nalso went on a largely-sold-out 38-date UK and EU tour, and appeared\nat major festivals including Isle of Wight, Kendal Calling and Y Not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In anticipation of their next release, <strong>The Angry EP<\/strong>, which will be released on their own Puke Pop Records on March 6, they have shared a new video single for <strong>Milk<\/strong>, a track from their last album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hands Off Gretel - Milk (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_XqgzRZy0BE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vocalist <strong>Lauren Tate<\/strong>, who formed the band in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, in 2015,  explained: \u201cMilk is a song I wrote about animal exploitation, which is something I\u2019m so passionate about raising awareness of.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d\nsay it\u2019s one of the heaviest songs we play live and a personal\nfavourite because it means so much and the lyrics deeply resonate\nwith me. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe imagery in the video portrays animal testing, and shows myself and Becky [Baldwin, bass player] covered with meat cuts. The industry is full of vile practices and seeing that in human form will hopefully help people make the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=640%2C636\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=1024%2C1018&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=768%2C763&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=1536%2C1527&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?resize=2048%2C2036&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Milk.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Hands Off Gretel bassist Becky, left, and singer Lauren in a still from the Milk video.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wrote the song about animals, and although this can be related to all forms of exploitation, I wanted the video to be a bold statement: \u2018Not your mother, not your milk\u2019.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hands Off Gretel bring back the anger of riot grrl, punk and grunge, mixed with bubblegum pop, and the Don&#8217;t Touch! tour is their biggest yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Angry EP will be available on CD, limited edition 10in white vinyl and all major download and streaming platforms, and can be pre-ordered now from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handsoffgretel.co.uk\"><strong>www.handsoffgretel.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?resize=640%2C438\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?resize=1024%2C700&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?resize=300%2C205&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?resize=768%2C525&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?resize=1536%2C1050&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-The-Angry-EP-Vinyl.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The white vinyl version of The Angry EP by Hands Off Gretel.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nthree tracks \u2013 She Thinks She\u2019s Punk Rock N Roll, Don\u2019t Touch\nand Bigger Than Me \u2013 are all live favourites which fans have\nrepeatedly asked the band to release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tate\nsaid: \u201cWe are looking forward so much to getting back out on tour\nand kicking off in Ireland, which will be our first time playing\nthere. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur tour in 2019 was fantastic; we had so many sold-out gigs and we\u2019re hoping we can do the same in 2020. The crowds have definitely grown and it\u2019s nice to see the hard work finally paying off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlaying to a full room is what any band works towards. There are some new venues on the tour as well, which we\u2019re really looking forward to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"974\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster.jpg?resize=640%2C974\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=673%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 673w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=197%2C300&amp;ssl=1 197w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1168&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1010%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1010w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?resize=1346%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1346w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?w=1683&amp;ssl=1 1683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ipamusic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hands-Off-Gretel-Tour-Poster-scaled.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets for all dates are available from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.handsoffgretel.co.uk\"><strong>www.handsoffgretel.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grunge-punks Hands Off Gretel have released a new video single as they prepare to begin a headline tour of the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,5,804,6],"tags":[393,391,392,11,880],"class_list":["post-2565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative","category-gig-news","category-grunge","category-music-news","tag-grunge","tag-hands-off-gretel","tag-lauren-tate","tag-punk","tag-riot-grrrl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hands Off Gretel get angry as they prepare to kick off their Don&#039;t Touch! 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