LEATHERETTE
EUROPEAN/UK TOUR IN FEBRUARY
Leatherette are back with brand new single ‘Itchy‘ to mark the start of their recently announced EU/UK tour. The tour includes a show at London’s The Shacklewell Arms on 13th February.
After testing the song live during their second album ‘Small Talk’ tour last year, they decided to record it themselves at home in a completely spontaneous manner, in messy rooms and using cheap instruments (including unlikely ones such as mandolin and bouzouki).”Being eternally dissatisfied, but also tireless explorers, we decided to return to our origins, seeking the expressive freedom that can be found in DIY”. The result was then entrusted for mixing to the usual collaborator Chris Fullard (Idles, Boris), and for mastering to Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher).
‘Itchy’ is a cathartic breakup song, blending the raw energy of post-punk with the angular charm of new wave. Written from the perspective of an inept and creepy protagonist, the track navigates the emotional chaos of a crumbling relationship, where frustration, anger, and reluctant self-realization collide. The song channels a blend of influences—from The Smiths’ melancholy to the frenzied urgency of The Pixies and the romantic nihilism of Tears for Fears. It’s a feverish exploration of love’s end, wrapped in an infectious, almost grotesque sonic landscape. Finally, it all resolves with a delicate, haunting arpeggio—like the quiet after the storm, offering a fleeting sense of clarity amid the wreckage.
LISTEN TO ‘ITCHY’ HERE
WATCH ‘ITCHY’ VIDEO HERE
EU/UK TOUR – FEBRUARY 2025
Thu 06 – Radio Rasa – Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Fri 07 – Le Rockerill – Charleroi, Beglium
Sat 08 – Zero Degree Est – Les Roches-L’Eveque, France
Sun 09 – Le Joker’s Pub – Angers, France
Mon 10 – Le Pop Up du Label – Paris, France
Tue 11 – Le 3 Pieces Muzik’ Club – Rouen, France
Wed 12 – Peniche Celestine – Amiens, France
Thu 13 – The Shaklewell Arms – London, UK
Fri 14 – Big Hands – Manchester, UK
Sat 15 – Saltbox – Nottingham, UK
Mon 17 – Chaff – Bruxelles, Belgium
Tue 18 – Utopiastadt – Wuppertal, Germany
Wed 19 – Schokoladen – Berlin, Germany
Thu 20 – Noch Besser Leben – Leipzig, Germany
Sat 22 – Humbug Club – Basel, Switzerland
Sun 23 – Freakout Club – Bologna, Italy
Following the tour, Bologna’s Leatherette plan to return home to Italy to begin work on their next record. Their previous albums, the incendiary ‘Fiesta‘ (2022) and the provocative and sophisticated ‘Small Talk‘ (2023), have solidified their distinctive style: deftly twisted, pointedly perverse and ready to explode when you least expect it. A smart, bold and focused thrill ride that sounds like nothing else out there.
BUY/STREAM ‘SMALL TALK’ HERE
“Utterly mesmerizing… My new favourite band” Louder Than War
“Leatherette personify the rule book tearing, post-everything approach to “post-punk” in a jaw-dropping manner… Majestic stuff” Under the Radar
“Short, snappy and exuding all the force of a titan-like piece of music, all in a half-hour” Cult Following
“A remarkable album from a band with tons of potential” Krach Fink
Album of the Week – Hash Brand New
“Beautiful noise, with traces of shoegaze and jazz” Heat Wave
“Much of the album is clearly still the work of a band that last time described itself as “five shy guys who sometimes come off stage and punch people”, but it contains many surprises, passages of unexpected tenderness and a refinement and complexity” Luminous Dash
“Great band with influences ranging from current UK post-punk, 90’s post-hardcore, Midwest emo, and no wave. It’s especially unique in its use of chords and easy-to-listen structure” Niche Music
“Leatherette’s sound is an odd sort of tooty angry jazz tirade, short and straight to the point. Jazz agit punk? I’m sure that’s a genre now. If not, it definitely should be” ★★★★★ Outside Left
“These Italian misfits delivered a gloriously chaotic full-length with a biting and bone-chilling impact. Maddening music without frontiers” Turn Up The Volume
“It boasts some of their most unabashed pop songs to date – albeit pop that’s twisted, pointedly perverse and ready to explode when you least expect it” Silent Radio
“The songs’ anthemic aggressive nature brings classic tendencies into a new indie post-punk framework. We hear evidence of The Clash to match the violent energy known to Idles” The Wild is Calling Us
