Bilk dropped a new cut from their second album ‘Essex, Drugs and Rock and Roll’, sharing new single ‘Tommy’ ahead of the record’s release on 24th January.
The track combines hip-hop-influenced verses with punk hooks, and follows recent singles ‘Summer Days’, ‘F Up’ and ‘On It’ from the upcoming album.
“‘Tommy’ is the story of an aspiring actress who gets involved with this guy who’s a bit of a wrong ‘un and he takes her down the wrong path,” explains vocalist and guitarist Sol Abrahams. “I wrote it quickly and the solo is enough to melt your face clean off.”
The song was recorded at Edge Studios and Silkmill Studios with producer Andy Gannon, featuring Sol alongside bandmates Luke Hare on bass and Harry Gray on drums.
The band will conclude 2024 with a fundraising show for mental health charity CALM at Guildford’s Boileroom, before embarking on an extensive UK and European tour in early 2025.
The dates in full read:
DECEMBER
12 Boileroom, Guildford, UK
FEBRUARY
5 Thekla, Bristol, UK
6 The Globe, Cardiff, UK
7 Electric Ballroom, London, UK
13 Academy 2, Manchester, UK
14 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
15 Northumbria Students Union, Newcastle, UK
16 SWG3 Warehouse, Glasgow, UK
19 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
20 Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
21 O2 Academy 2, Birmingham, UK
22 Engine Shed, Southampton, UK
MARCH
3 La Boule Noire, Paris, France
4 Kavka Oudaan, Antwerp, Belgium
5 Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
7 Ideal Bar @ Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
8 Hebebuhne, Hamburg, Germany
9 Privatclub, Berlin, Germany
11 Klub Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, Poland
12 Klub Gwarek, Krakow, Poland
13 Café V lese, Prague, Czech Republic
14 Chelsea, Vienna, Austria
15 Milla, Munich, Germany
16 Circolo Magnolia, Milan, Italy
26 Winthrop Avenue, Cork, Ireland
27 Roisin Dubh, Galway, Ireland
28 Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast, UK
29 The Workman’s Club, Dublin, Ireland
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