Diesel Boy will soon release a new two-song 7": Tapes b/w Punk Rock Minivan.
The band recently returned to action, releasing Gets Old last year after 20+ years of inactivity. They have additional live dates scheduled for 2024 as well.
As for the new 7", which will release on SBAM Records, vocalist Dave Lake says:
“Tapes": "The song is a love letter to cassettes, my first musical love. What they lacked in fidelity, they made up for in portability and affordability. The Walkman was the iPhone of its day and there was nothing cooler than being able to grab a pair of headphones and take your Duran Duran tape anywhere you wanted. And mixtapes will always be infinitely more romantic than a playlist."
"Punk Rock Minivan": "This is me imagining a road trip with my kids to see all the important punk rock sights across the country. But I don’t own a minivan and my kids don’t care about punk rock. I wish the song had more verses so we could have made a pitstop in Chicago to see the Fireside Bowl and Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio. The song is loosely inspired by Chuck Klosterman’s book “Killing Yourself to Live.”"
Upcoming live dates:
June 7: Pont-Rouge QC at Red Bridge Fest
June 14: Seattle, WA at The Funhouse*
June 15: Portland, OR at The Twilight Cafe*
July 5th: Norfolk, VA at Taphouse Grill
July 6th: Washington, DC at The Pie Shop
July 7: Gilbert, PA at Camp Punksylvania
August 22: Hermosa Beach, CA at Saint Rocke+
August 23: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim+
August 24: San Diego, CA @ The Holding Company+
* with The Dollyrots
+ with CHASER
