{"id":6433,"date":"2021-06-16T12:51:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2021-06-16T12:51:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:51:38","slug":"chubby-and-the-gang-announce-second-album-the-mutts-nuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=6433","title":{"rendered":"Chubby and the Gang announce second album The Mutt&#8217;s Nuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising London punks <strong>Chubby and the Gang<\/strong> have announced the release date for their much-anticipated second album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The Mutt&#8217;s Nuts<\/em> &#8211; the follow-up to last year&#8217;s acclaimed debut <em>Speed Kills<\/em> &#8211; is due out on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/partisanrecords.com\/\">Partisan Records<\/a><\/strong> on August 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a taster of the new record they today shared the video for its first single, <em>Coming Up Tough<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s part snapshot of modern London, part punk rager about government failure and the school-to-prison pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It comes from frontman Charlie Manning Walker (aka Chubby Charles)&#8217;s own experience with one of his family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chubby and the Gang \/\/ Coming Up Tough (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8x2knYCpLc?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\">He explains: \u201c<em>Coming Up Tough<\/em> is about a family member of mine who ended up going to prison at a very young age for over 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;He went in as a kid and spent most of his life in the system. Where\u2019s the justice in that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You come out and have to prove yourself to a world that shut you away \u2013 what chance do you have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Forgotten about<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There\u2019s no attempt at actual rehabilitation, no empathy, just a cage to be forgotten about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I wanted the song to feel like a snowball effect. The character gets thrown out of his house at first, and it feels almost juvenile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But then as it progresses you realise the real trouble he\u2019s in. 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