Man/Woman/Chainsaw share new single ‘The Boss’
Man/Woman/Chainsaw | Photo Credit: Ella Margolin
"They remain an intriguing prospect – a band with the potential to shake up the scene with their unique sound and infectious energy. As they continue to evolve and push their boundaries, one thing is certain: the future looks bright for Man/Woman/Chainsaw." - DORK
"The teenage five-piece making a thrilling noise." - Rolling Stone UK
"['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
Following significant international support for "Ode To Clio", which saw the band added to the BBC 6 Music playlist for the first time, and August's "Grow A Tongue In Time", today the London-based group Man/Woman/Chainsaw share its follow-up with a noisy EP highlight in "The Boss", a song driven ever forward by its looping, propulsive violin and synth riff.
It's the third track to land from their anticipated debut EP, 'Eazy Peazy', landing November 8th on Fat Possum.
The band had the following to say about their new single:
"The Boss is the heaviest of the songs on the EP and definitely a live favourite of ours. We wanted to express our frustration with imbalanced power dynamics in our everyday lives with a big supermassive rant of a rock song.
In the writing process it began as a more standard punk tune until Emmie and Clio spontaneously improvised their interlocking violin/synth line that totally changed the direction of the song.
Working in the studio with Dan Fox of Gilla Band was fun and allowed us to experiment with getting the song to sound as spacey as we could get it - we particularly enjoyed recording the electric violin through guitar amps cranked to 10 while simultaneously manipulating a tape delay unit."
‘The Boss’
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‘Grow A Tongue In Time’
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‘Ode To Clio’
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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. Last year’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, this November the band truly come of age with their debut EP landing on the indie taste-maker label 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.”
The group have a busy touring schedule ahead of them, including a Halloween headliner at London's 100 Club and today also announce a full UK headline tour for February 2025, their biggest yet:
MAN/WOMAN/CHAINSAW UK/EU TOUR DATES
16/10 – Paris, Supersonic
17/10 – Rotterdam, Left of the Dial Festival
18/10 – Rotterdam, Left of the Dial Festival
31/10 - London, 100 Club
1/11 – Hebden Bridge, The Trades Club #
7/11 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
8/11 – Bristol, Rough Trade
9/11 - Brighton, Mutations Festival
3/01 – Bognor Regis, Rockaway Beach
14/02 – Where Else, Margate
15/02 – The Joiners, Southampton
16/02 – The Cornish Bank, Falmouth
17/02 – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
19/02 – The Bodega, Nottingham
20/02 – YES, Manchester
21/02 – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
22/02 – The Crescent, York
# w/ Dream Wife
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
Eazy Peazy
Out November 8th on Fat Possum Records
Tracklisting:
1. The Boss
2. Sports Day
3. Maegan
4. Ode To Clio
5. Grow A Tongue In Time
6. EZPZ
Man/Woman/Chainsaw are:
Billy Ward (vocals, guitars)
Emmie-Mae Avery (vocals, keys/synths)
Vera Leppänen (vocals, bass)
Clio Starwood (violin)
Lola Cherry (drums)
