On the first day of the year, the Madison-based garage-punk outfit Wristwatch released their album III into the world. The group’s frontman, Bobby Hussy, also steers another project known as Whippets — a venture that leans toward a sunny, ’90s alt-rock vibe with grooves and a post-punk-inflected indie energy — and they’re rolling out a new record of their own as well.
No Skulls lands just a handful of weeks from now. Whippets had previously unveiled its leading track “Nothing New,” which features a keen lead guitar hook, a bass-forward pulse, and a chorus that seasons the band’s grunge-era sensibility with a playful dose of cartoonish new wave flavor. Today they follow up with the inviting opening cut “These Woods,” further emphasizing those bass lines in a way that evokes Les Savy Fav and the Dismemberment Plan.
Stream both songs below.
TOUR DATES:
US Tour Dates:
10/08 – Minneapolis, MN @ Zhora Darling w/ Busey, Brüder
10/09 – Madison, WI @ Mickey’s Tavern w/ Busey, Brüder
10/10 – Chicago, IL @ Liar’s Club w/ Busey, Brüder
11/01 – Indianapolis, IN @ Turntable w/ THE FAINT
01/22 – Netherlands @ TBA
01/23 – Paris, France @ TBA
01/24 – France @ TBA
01/25 – France @ TBA
01/26 – France @ TBA
01/27 – Köln, Germany @ Sonic Ballroom
01/28 – Dortmund, Germany @ TBA
01/29 – Hamburg, Germany @ Komet
01/30 – Berlin, Germany @ SCHOKOLADEN
01/31 – Hannover, Germany @ Nordstadtbraut
02/01 – Bayreuth, Germany @ Schokofabrik
02/02 – Winterthur, Switzerland @ TBA
02/03 – Tübingen, Germany @ Blauer Salon
02/04 – Stuttgart, Germany @ TBA
02/05 – Karlsruhe, Germany @ Alte Hackerei
02/06 – Limburg, Netherlands @ Kakadu
02/07 – Arnhem, Netherlands @ CAFE BOSCH
02/08 – Bruxelles, Belgium @ LE CHAFF
02/09 – France @ TBA
02/10 – Annecy, France @ TBA
02/11 – Germany @ TBA
02/12 – Groningen, Netherlands @ Vera w/ Primitive Ring
02/13 – Netherlands – TBA
No Skulls is set to arrive on 10/2 via No Coast. Pre-order it here.
