Welsh duo The Bug Club have announced their first album for Sub Pop, which will be out August 30. It’s already a contender for Longest Title of the Year: On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System By Means of Popular Music Or the Contemplation Of Pretty Faces, Tinned Bubbles and Strife. Say the band, “That’s right the title is long as fuck and so is our stubborn will to carry on doing this crazy whatever this is we’re doing.”
The album includes their great spring single “Quality Pints,” and they’ve just shared “Lonsdale Slipons” which is a tribute to “the UK’s worst-ever shoes.” Listen to that below.
On The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
1. War Movies
2. Quality Pints
3. Pop Single
4. Best Looking Strangers in the Cemetery
5. A Bit Like James Bond
6. We Don’t Care About That
7. Lonsdale Slipons
8. Better Than Good
9. Actual Pain
10. Cold. Hard. Love.
11. The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
The Bug Club – 2024 Tour Dates
Sat. Jul. 06 – Usk, UK – The Weekend Rumble
Fri. Jul. 26 – Rock, UK – Rock Oyster Festival
Thu. Aug. 01 – London, UK – Shacklewell Arms (SOLD OUT)
Fri. Aug. 02 – Pikehall, UK – Y Not Festival
Thu. Aug. 29 – Brighton, Resident Records (instore)
Fri. Aug. 30 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Psych Fest
Sat. Aug 31 – Hull, UK – The Adelphi
Sun. Sep. 01 – Edinburgh, UK – Edinburgh Psych Fest
Mon. Sep. 02 – Riley & Coe Session, BBC Radio 6 Music
Tue. Sep. 03 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade (instore)
Wed. Sep. 04 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade (instore)
Thu. Sep. 05 – London, UK – Rough Trade East, (instore)
Thu. Nov. 07 – Bournemouth, UK – Bear Cave
Fri. Nov. 08 – Margate, UK – Lido
Sat. Nov. 09 – Bedford, UK – Esquires
Wed. Nov. 13 – Newcastle, UK – The Cluny
Thu. Nov. 14 – Hebden Bridge, UK – The Trades Club
Fri. Nov. 15 – Leicester, UK – The SoundHouse
Sat. Nov. 16 – Norwich, UK – Norwich Arts Centre