The Bug Club’s 'On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System' Is Out Now + Announces Feb. 2025 UK Dates
The Bug Club!
On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System
Is Out Now Worldwide From Sub Pop
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New Headline UK Shows for February 2025 Announced
Fall 2024 Tour Dates Underway
The Bug Club’sOn the Intricate Inner Workings of the Systemis out now worldwide from Sub Pop. The album, which features feel-good ditties “Quality Pints” “Lonsdale Slipons,” “A Bit Like James Bond,” and “We Don’t Care About That,” was produced and mixed by Tom Rees at Rat Trap Studios in Cardiff, Wales, and mastered by Mikey Young.
The Bug Club is supportingOn the Intricate Inner Workings of the Systemwith previously announced 2024 tour dates, as well as a show (or instore performance, as it happens…) on this very night, Tuesday, 3rd September, in Liverpool, UK at Rough Trade.
The Bug Club is also announcing new UK headlining dates for early 2025, which begin Tuesday, 18th February, in Sheffield at Crookes Social Club and run through Saturday, 1st March, in Birmingham at Hare & Hounds.
Please see a current list of tour dates below.
2024 Tour Dates
Tue. 03 Sep - Liverpool, UK - Rough Trade (instore)
Wed. 04 Sep- Nottingham, UK - Rough Trade (instore)
Thu. 05 Sep - London, UK - Rough Trade East (instore)
Fri. 06 Sep - Cardiff, UK - Spillers (instore)
Tue. 15 Oct - Brooklyn, NY - Baby’s All Right
Sat. 19 Oct - San Diego, CA - Whistle Stop (5 pm show)
Sun. 20 Oct - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
Mon. 21 Oct - San Francisco, CA - Kilowatt
Wed. 23 Oct - Portland, OR - Showbar
Thu. 24 Oct - Seattle, WA - Black Lodge
Thu. 07 Nov - Bournemouth, UK - Bear Cave
Fri. 08 Nov - Margate, UK - Lido
Sat. 09 Nov - Bedford, UK - Esquires
Wed. 13 Nov - Newcastle, UK - The Cluny
Thu. 14 Nov - Hebden Bridge, UK - The Trades Club
Fri. 15 Nov - Leicester, UK - The SoundHouse
Sat. 16 Nov - Norwich, UK - Norwich Arts Centre
2025 Tour Dates
Tue. 18 Feb - Sheffield, UK - Crookes Social Club
Wed. 19 Feb - Glasgow, UK - Ran Mor
Thu. 20 Feb - Sunderland, UK - Pop Recs
Fri. 21 Feb - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
Sat. 22 Feb - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
Tue. 25 Feb - Bristol, UK - Thekla
Wed. 26 Feb - Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Thu. 27 Feb - London, UK - Electric Ballroom
Fri. 28 Feb - Cardiff, UK - Tramshed
Sat. 01 Mar - Birmingham, UK - Hare & Hounds
On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System sees the band serve up a beefy slab of their signature Modern-Lovers-meets-Nuggets garage rock, featuring B-52’s call-and-response fun mixed with AC/DC power chord grunt (read more at Sub Pop).
The Bug Club’s On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System is available on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop. LP orders from the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America), Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), independent retailers worldwide, and at the band’s live shows will receive the limited Loser Edition on a mix of Red, Orange and Clear vinyl (US) or an Opaque Orange/Red Marble (UK/EU) (whilst stock lasts!). On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System’s album cover artwork is from UK illustrator and comic book artist Willem Hampson.
What people are saying about The Bug Club’s
On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System:
“On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System… is lean and mean. Recorded with Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s Tom Rees at his Rat Trap studio in Cardiff, its 11 songs crackle with incisive melodies and funny pop culture-addled lyrics – they reference The Great Escape’s Virgil Hilts one minute, and move on to the horror of Lonsdale slip on daps the next – but they’re in and out in under 26 minutes. Zero fat.” - NME
“Their chemistry and unique, often very funny, point of view make these songs stand out and highly replayable.” “Indie Basement” / “Album of the Week” - Brooklyn Vegan
“...it’s swollen with post-punk that cuts through the bubblegum-coated noise of this summer’s pop extravagance.” PASTE
“It’s rare for a band to be funny in exactly this way while delivering a record that genuinely rips.” See/Saw
“If you ever wondered what Tiny Tim might have sounded like fronting AC/DC, have a listen. It’s 100% fun.” - Dusted
“All of the singles from On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System are classic Bug Club–we get Willmett ranting and raving (“Quality Pints”), dryly opining (“Lonsdale Slipons”), and cracking a bit of a smirk (“A Bit Like James Bond”) accompanied by Harris racing to catch up, all over catchy, electric rock and roll music.” - Rosy Overdrive
“...filled with quips and perfect one-liners sung with punkish charm…” [8.3/10] Northern Transmissions
“The Bug Club’s OTIIWOTS blends otherworldly musicianship while filtering their observations of the world around them through a dry sense of humor. It is easy to get lost in the catchy hooks and jovial vocals of this 11-song outing.” GLIDE
“Throw back a few (and then a few more) to this great record of Modern Lovers meets Nuggets-garage rock…” Bandcamp
"'Quality Pints' is a wild two-minute rager that reminds me of the Buzzcocks and the Vaselines. It’s all about something the band has surely experienced during all that touring: the search for a decent beer in various cities around the world. In addition to the explosive punk-rock energy, the song has a hip-shaking rock ‘n’ roll element, manifested in a rattling tambourine and occasional outbursts of electric-shock lead guitar." [“Quality Pints”] STEREOGUM
"’Quality Pints’ vigorously extols the anticipatory pleasures of searching for good alcohol, but even a teetotaler like your blogger can get inebriated on its speed-demon rock. This is faster, punkier, and more immediately catchy than anything else in the Bug Club's discography, with manic guitar solos that'll make you spit out your lager in admiration. One senses that, if he were alive, another BBC DJ, John Peel, would love the Bug Club as much as he did the Fall. Let's hope an album's in the works.” ["Quality Pints”] The Stranger
“‘Lonsdale Slipons’ is a post-punk supernova with an infectious bassline, satisfying dual vocals, and a great climax as Sam Willmett declares: ‘These drugs are tasty as hell! I think I’ll have another!’ Listen below and slip on your Lonsdale slip ons and sway.” [“Lonsdale Slipons”] STEREOGUM
“This song is a ridiculous amount of fun and blends art rock and fun in a way that they rarely are. Personally, I hear a little more Strokes style guitar than AC/DC, but regardless ‘Lonsdale Slipons’ is going to insert itself into your brain and have you singing along to ‘These drugs are tasty as hell / I think I'll have another’ for days to come.” [“Lonsdale Slipons”] If It’s Too Loud
The Bug Club
On The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
Tracklisting:
1. War Movies
2. Quality Pints
3. Pop Single
4. Best Looking Strangers in the Cemetery
5. A Bit Like James Bond
6. We Don't Care About That
7. Lonsdale Slipons
8. Better Than Good
9. Actual Pain
10. Cold. Hard. Love.
11. The Intricate Inner Workings of the System
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