Sydney-based sad party punkers Clay J Gladstone share news of their debut album ‘Is This How I Die?’, out Friday November 1 via Def Wolf Records. The lads pair the long-awaited announcement with new single Why Does Everybody Hate Me? and get set to tour across the country supporting Sienna Skies in November.
Why Does Everybody Hate Me? joins singles Postmodern Teenage Angst, Death By Idle Hands and Talk Of The Town on the ‘Is This How I Die?’ tracklist. Continuing a theme of manic yet vulnerable lyricism, Why Does Everybody Hate Me? is a personal track for vocalist Tim Wisbey, juxtaposing scenes between the pub after midnight and the regretful morning after. “The lyric ‘I lost control when I fell for you’ could easily be mistaken for a tragic heartbreak lyric,” tells Wisbey. “It’s not. It’s my love letter to every night I’ve sat my ass in a dirty bar past the stroke of 12. Only to wake up the next morning sweating over the thought that everybody now hates me.”
Coined Corey Taylor‘s ‘New Fkn Favourite Band’ on a tour last December, Clay J Gladstone teamed up with ARIA award-nominated producer Shane Edwards (The Libertines, Trophy Eyes, You Me At Six) on their collection of new tunes. The album thematically explores the concept of mortality. “After my father’s death when I was 19, I developed serious anxiety and panic attacks, which I later recognised as a response to my own extreme fear of death and the unknown,” explains Wisbey. “This album chronicles my process to accept and cope with my fathers passing. Documenting emotions, situations and problematic thoughts I had throughout my 20s, moving from fear to acceptance. We want listeners to hear the story from song 1 to 13 as it is intended.”
Clay J Gladstone will celebrate the release of their new album on tour with Sienna Skies and Of Virtue (US) this November. The tour will take the band to The Basement in Canberra, The Jungle Duke in Wagga Wagga, The Leadbeater Hotel in Melbourne, LaLaLa’s in Wollongong, The Red Rattler in Sydney and finally Tomcat Brisbane – TICKETS HERE!
Previous singles Talk Of The Town, Postmodern Teenage Angst and Death By Idle Hands have all collected play on triple j across multiple programs, with the latter finding a spot on Rage, rotation on The Hoist on SYN FM and editorial love globally.
Clay J‘s manic blend of alt rock, emo, indie, punk – or as the band playfully describes it ‘whatever the hell you want to call it’ – has resonated with audiences across the nation and has seen them recently sign with Def Wolf Records and become regulars on the East Coast live circuit. With a healthy sprinkling of single releases since their 2021 ‘Dead Friends’ EP drop, Clay J have proven to be one of Sydney’s most exciting new acts. They’ve sold out multiple headline shows and boast previous support slots with the likes of heavyweight internationals Electric Callboy, The Menzingers and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor – who hand picked the band as main support for a tour last December.
Why Does Everybody Hate Me? is out now via Def Wolf Records
‘Is This How I Die?’ will be available Friday November 1 – PRE-ORDER HERE
With thanks to Bigmouth PR
