Drunk Mums have dropped the drunk motherload. The Melbourne punks have slapped us about the earholes with a aggro new jam dubbed ‘Phantom Limb’, and chucked in a massive album and tour announcement to boot!
“[‘Phantom Limb’ was] written in April, recorded in May. Usually we test songs out on crowds first before recording so this is a fresh new thing for us,” the band explains, adding that the garage-y tune was “recorded by bass player Adam Ritchie and mastered by Mikey Young, because we felt he needed more work”.
On the subject of the track’s sonics, the Mums declare that ‘Phantom Limb’ “half sounds like what our dads would [have] listened to and the other half is what our younger fans would chuck on”.
So modern triple j-core indie dad rock then? Dune Rats meets The Sex Pistols maybe? Either way, it bloody well SLAPS.
‘Phantom Limb’ has been lopped off Drunk Mums’ freshly announced forthcoming album Urban Cowboy, which is scheduled to land in November (pre-order here).
And to celebrate the disc’s arrival, the band are heading out on the road for a run of 10 east coast tour dates, supported by their New York m8s, Dirty Fences.
Catch all the details — and take ‘Phantom Limb’ for a spin — below.
Drunk Mums 2018 Tour Dates
With Dirty Fences
Friday, 16th November
The Foundry, Brisbane
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, 17th November
The Northern, Byron Bay
Tickets: FREE ENTRY
Sunday, 18th November
Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast
Tickets: Door
Friday, 23rd November
Oxford Art Factory, Sydney
Tickets: Moshtix
Saturday, 24th November
Small Ballroom, Newcastle
Tickets: Oztix
Sunday, 25th November
Rad Bar, Wollongong
Tickets: Moshtix
Thursday, 29th November
Barwon Club, Geelong
Tickets: Oztix
Friday, 30th November
Karova Lounge, Ballarat
Tickets: Oztix
Saturday, 1st December
Yah Yah’s, Melbourne
Tickets: Eventbrite
Sunday, 2nd December
Cherry Bar Melbourne
Tickets: Eventbrite
