CHAINSAW RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ADAM & STEVE”

OUT NOW ON SO YOUNG RECORDS

HEADLINING THE SCALA THIS WEEK

Photo Credit: Pooneh Ghana

“The most exciting live band in London right now.” – The Line Of Best Fit

“This young British art-punk five-piece revel in taut chaos and wry lyrics.” – The Guardian

“It’s one of those records where every song has its own unpredictable flavour but they all seem to flow from the same collective consciousness.” – Stereogum – Band To Watch

“I won’t lie, I fucking love this band.” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music

“The teenage five-piece making a thrilling noise.” – Rolling Stone UK

“Eazy Peazy is a raw, ambitious and electrifying debut of forward-thinking rock music.” – **** – NME

“As they continue to evolve and push their boundaries, one thing is certain: the future looks bright for Man/Woman/Chainsaw.” – DORK

“[‘Ode To Clio’ is] a cellular song that seems to smash together all kinds of contradictory ideas into one riveting whole.” – CLASH

“[‘What Lucy Found There’ is] a swooning, shapeshifting, melodramatic earworm of a single that sets them apart from London indie’s ever-crowded field.” – The Quietus

“[‘What Lucy Found There’ is] a virtuoso example of a band taking the listener through the emotions and leaving them unable to do anything but leap about the room.” – So Young Magazine

“The latest in a recent line of young bands from the capital making a buzz the old-fashioned, live circuit way, angsty sextet Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s third proper release rings hums with the sort of layered energy that’s clearly been honed on the stage.” – DIY

In the wake of November’s critically-acclaimed debut EP for Fat Possum, a riotous, sold-out February headline tour across the UK and a triumphant first trip to Austin for SXSW last month, Man/Woman/Chainsaw have found themselves standing at the forefront of a new wave of British bands “most likely to”.

Described by Rolling Stone at SXSW as “a young band in the process of inventing something ecstatically new”, the London-based six-piece return today with a new single “Adam & Steve”, part of a special one-off AA release landing on tastemaker label So Young Records. Recorded by Geordie Greep producer Seth Evans & Margo Broom at RAK Studios and featuring verses shared between dual vocalists Billy Ward and Vera Leppänen, the song is their most immediate and melodic yet, full of a longing for what might be lost.

Billy Ward had the following to say about the song’s themes:

“We wrote Adam & Steve last year and it’s our own bittersweet take on the heart-on-sleeve love song. It comes from a place of wanting to find a little fairy tale escapism in modern romance.”

“Adam & Steve” will feature as one half of the AA side single, with the second song and further details to follow later this Spring.

“ADAM & STEVE”
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Since their debut at 16 years old and across three self-released singles, Man/Woman/Chainsaw have proven themselves as one of the most exciting and unpredictable young acts in the capital, both joyous and raucous in equal measures. 2023’s “What Lucy Found There” was to be their breakthrough, securing attention for the band from the likes of The Quietus, NME, So Young, BBC 6 Music and more.

Recently celebrating their 100th gig, last November the band truly came of age with their debut EP “Eazy Peazy” landing on Fat Possum Records. Recorded with Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox at Echo Zoo studio in Eastbourne, the group present us with cinematic arrangements, mauled by moments of cacophony; the band’s Billy Ward says of their writing process, “we thrive on the thin line between pretty and noisy, often trying to jump between the two – it’s that chaos that excites us.”

Man/Woman/Chainsaw live:

09/04 – Oxford, UK – Jericho Tavern
10/04 – London, UK – Scala
11/04 – Bedford, UK – Esquires
12/04 – Bristol, UK – Outer Town Festival
25/04 – Rotterdam, NL – Rotown
26/04 – Nijmegen, NL – Code Oranje Festival
08/05 – York, UK – The Crescent
09/05 – Kendal, UK – Kendal Library
10/05 – Reading, UK – Are You Listening? Festival
15/05 – Brighton, UK – The Great Escape
24/05 – Walton-on-Trent, UK – Bearded Theory Festival
25/05 – North Shields, UK – A Stone’s Throw Festival
07/08 – Haldern, DE – Haldern Pop Festival
09/08 – Winchester, UK – Boomtown Festival
22/08 – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival
29/08 – Salisbury, UK – End of The Road Festival
17/09 – Cologne, DE – Bumann & Sohn
18/09 – Hamburg, DE – Reeperbahn Festival
19/09 – Berlin, DE – Neue Zukunft
01/11 – Brussels, BE – Les Nuits Weekender
14/11 – Salford, UK – The White Hotel
15/11 – Leeds, UK – Live at Leeds

Man/Woman/Chainsaw are:

Billy Ward (vocals, guitars)
Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths)
Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass)
Billy Doyle (guitars)
Clio Harwood (violin)
Lola Cherry (drums)