MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM “CANNONBALL” ON FICTION RECORDS
SHARE NEW BEDROOM LIVE SESSION
CURRENTLY ON RUN OF INSTORE DATES
UK & IRE HEADLINE TOUR IN SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
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Praise for “Cannonball” so far:
“A galley-smashing direct hit of a debut”
**** – NME
“South London art-punk sextet show off their pop smarts with a precision-cut debut that’s built to last.”
**** – Mojo
“Man/Woman/Chainsaw offer something more life-affirming.”
**** – The Times
“One fantastic experience that’s getting them the attention and love that they deserve.”
8/10 – The Line Of Best Fit
“Man/Woman/Chainsaw aren’t simply another band from the UK capital with buzz around them, they’re a genuine force to be reckoned with.”
9/10 – Far Out
“A classic.”
DORK
“It feels like a bit of an understatement to say Man/Woman/Chainsaw have hit the ground running on this album. Instead, they’ve crashed through the ceiling and only plan on looking upwards. Long may their ascension continue.”
85 – Still Listening
“Riveting.”
CLASH
“An album full of genuine ideas, genuine energy and genuine feeling.”
**** – DIY
“A darling collection of love songs, some danceable and some just perfect to sit and have a sulk to.”
**** – The Skinny
Following a raucous and triumphant pre-release show at The George Tavern last night, Man/Woman/Chainsaw today release their critically-acclaimed debut album “Cannonball” on Fiction Records, home to The Cure, St. Vincent, The Horrors and Billie Marten amongst others, a record that NME have already called “one of the most accomplished debuts of the year and a sure-fire Mercury Prize 2027 nominee.”
The album is available now on eco-mix black vinyl, a limited edition berry coloured LP with signed insert and a Rough Trade exclusive blue & clear splatter edition LP paired with a bonus 7″ available nowhere else.
Buy / Stream “Cannonball” HERE | Rough Trade
In support of “Cannonball”, the band are currently on a run of live instore dates across the country (limited remaining tickets HERE) including a release show tonight at Rough Trade East.
The dates follow a summer of packed-out UK/EU festivals and come ahead of an extensive run of headline shows, with several dates already sold out well in advance. The band will also cross the Atlantic later this year for their debut US headline shows, with the first date in NYC already sold out over three months in advance. Full routing below.
“Cannonball” was recorded at RAK Studios with Geordie Greep producer Seth Evans & Margo Broom. The pair also worked with the band on the pre-album single, and BBC 6 Music playlisted, “Adam & Steve”. More recent album singles, “Only Girl”, “Nosedive” and “Get Up & Dance” have followed suit and been added to that same playlist.
Last month the band performed a live session for Steve Lamacq, and this week they spoke with Sian Eleri for BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists (listen back HERE). The group also filmed a stripped-back live session for Under The Radar, performing intimate versions of “Something Else To Give” and “Nosedive” from their bedroom HERE:
Formed at only 16 years old and crafting their songs in a converted vicarage, the bold new single and album follows European dates over the last month and a breakthrough 2025 where the band sold out both London’s Scala and an entire UK tour in October, their second sold out tour of the year. They played live sessions for both KEXP and Steve Lamacq at BBC 6 Music and completed a triumphant first trip to Austin for SXSW in the Spring, where Man/Woman/Chainsaw found themselves standing at the very forefront of a new wave of British bands “most likely to”.
The 11 songs of “Cannonball” burst forth with pure feeling: grand and exuberant, rich with unconventional structures and world-beating choruses, the long-awaited record making good on the band’s years of hard touring while unearthing new dimensions and unlikely facets in their songwriting. It is a sharp, smart first record, one which presents Man/Woman/Chainsaw exactly as they are right now: one of London’s most promising young bands, coming into their own as fearless experimentalists and vital songwriters. “We were talking about having a whole record of bangers – having everything be really in your face like a Rage Against the Machine record. We soon realised we weren’t Rage Against the Machine and leant into the softer moments of the album which I think has really become a big part of our sound.” says drummer Lola Cherry.
Working with Seth Evans (Geordie Greep, Black Midi) and Margo Broom (Fat White Family, Big Joanie), Man/Woman/Chainsaw landed on a clean, grandiose sound for Cannonball, one befitting their emotional intentions. Its deft, organic blending of theatricality and raw honesty belies its intense level of craft; these songs are razor sharp and evoke the mess and stress of being in one’s teens and early-20s better than almost any other band working today.
“Cannonball” lives up to its name, crash-landing in the centre of London’s experimental scene and surely confirming Man/Woman/Chainsaw as its brightest stars.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Cannonball
Out now on Fiction Records
Tracklisting:
Only Girl – 3:36
Canyons – 2:57
Goddamn, Lizard Man! – 4:24
Lighter – 4:24
Nosedive – 5:43
Get Up and Dance – 4:21
Snakebite – 1:59
Flick of the Wrist – 2:20
The Thing – 3:50
Still Angry – 3:26
Something Else to Give – 4:46
Tickets for all shows are on sale now.
Man/Woman/Chainsaw live:
Fri 7 – London, UK – Rough Trade East
Sat 8 – Brighton, UK – Resident
Sun 9 – Kingston, UK – The Fighting Cocks
Mon 10 – Bristol, UK – Rough Trade Bristol
Tue 11 – Nottingham, UK – Rough Trade Nottingham
Wed 12 – Liverpool, UK – Rough Trade Liverpool
Thu 13 – Bury, UK – Wax & Beans
Thu 27 – Torremolinos, ES – Canela Party
Sat 29 – Paris, FR – Rock En Seine
September
Sat 12 – Asten-Heusden, NL – Misty Fields Festival
Sun 13 – Middlekerke, BE – Leffingeleuren Festival
Sat 19 – Belfast, UK – Ulster Sports Club
Sun 20 – Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
Tue 22 – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
Wed 23 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club (SOLD OUT)
Thu 24 – Newcastle, UK – The Grove
Fri 25 – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s (SOLD OUT)
Sat 26 – Sheffield, UK – Float Along Festival
Tue 29 – Guildford, UK – The Boileroom
Wed 30 – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
October
Thu 1 – Portsmouth, UK – The Wedgewood Rooms
Fri 2 – Bristol, UK – Thekla (SOLD OUT)
Sat 3 – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Mon 5 – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Tue 6 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds (SOLD OUT)
Wed 7 – London, UK – Electric Ballroom
Oct 29 – USA, New York, NY – Night Club 101 (SOLD OUT)
Oct 30 – USA, New York, NY – Union Pool
November
Nov 2 – USA, Chicago, IL – Schubas
Nov 4 – USA, Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
Man/Woman/Chainsaw are:
Billy Ward (vocals, guitars)
Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths)
Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass)
Clio Starwood (violin)
Lola Cherry (drums)
Billy Doyle (guitars)
