HEAVY LUNGS - New Single 'Head Tilter'

Bristol punk/noise rock quartet HEAVY LUNGS reveal the video for their new single ‘Head Tilter’ check it out here:

The single is the latest to be taken from their long-awaited debut album, All Gas No Brakes, which will be released on 29th September 2023 via Alcopop! Records on acid green limited edition signed vinyl.

Commenting on the song, front man and vocalist Danny Nedelko says: “Head Tilter is about the piercing sense of guilt that comes with repeating the same mistakes and the resolve to break that cycle. It’s driving, it’s vibin’ and it’s a hypnotising bit of kit. Three is a lucky number, they say, and this is our third single so I guess listening to it will bring you luck. They also say age is just a number. People really think about numbers a lot. Maybe a bit too much. Anyway, Head Tilter goes hard for 3 minutes 54 seconds and it’s 83,518 minutes 29 seconds until our album comes out.”

The track comes with an official video produced and directed by the band themselves, who took their inner demon for a fun day and night out on the shoot. Inspired by second verse lyric ‘my head's so big I can feel it tilt’ the band came up with the idea of building an exaggerated, oversized head to represent the worst possible version of yourself, using animator Joe Cappa’s visuals in the movie Frank as a jumping off point.

“The head was built by our good friend and collaborator Rosie Lea, who's also the cover star of our upcoming album,” say the band of the concept. “We decided to shoot the video ourselves so that we could get as close as possible to what was in our heads—pun intended. It was fun and challenging but ultimately rewarding as hell. We shot it all in one fun-filled day that spilled over into the night, when reality became blurred with the video itself.”

“We shot the whole thing on a mounted 360 camera, which came with its own pros and cons. Trying to conceal it without destroying the head or sacrificing the shot was the main issue, but this approach allowed us to create different perspectives and play around with shots to give it a central focus but also an almost nauseous overtone, using one shot to centralise the head and then warping that perspective later to change the environment into a vertigo-inducing stream of nonsense. Forget the Mattel cinematic universe and immerse yourself in the HeavyLungsverse!”

Recorded at Holy Mountain Studios with additional production at Humm Studios by producer Chris Fullard and assistant engineer Stanley Gravett, the album was mastered by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Audio.

Across the record—and especially on singles ‘Dancing Man’, ‘All Gas No Brakes’, ‘Head Tilter’, and ‘Plagiarism’—the band examine topics of anxiety, guilt, and mental health, but they’re never too far away from that healthy dose of Heavy Lungs humour. Be it redefining plagiarism and really making it their own, or musing on the inevitability of growing old and uncool, there’s a sense of mischief throughout.

The band will hit the road later this year for their October 2023 album headline tour dates in celebration of the album, with tickets on sale now (see below for listings).

“Tinnitus. You can definitely expect tinnitus,” grins Nedelko, on what fans can expect from the Heavy Lungs live experience. “Playing live brings us such a visceral and cathartic release. It's about forming a personal connection with the audience that is quite special. But also it's a hell of a lot of fun. Bring ear plugs, seriously. Bring us ear plugs as well please…the ringing is haunting.”

HEAVY LUNGS Live Dates:

25TH AUG - JVAL FESTIVAL - SWITZERLAND

5TH OCT - EDINBURGH - SNEAKY PETE'S

6TH OCT - GLASGOW - BROADCAST

7TH OCT - NEWCASTLE - CLUNY 2

11TH OCT - LEEDS - HYDE PARK BOOK CLUB

12TH OCT - SHEFFIELD - SIDNEY & MATILDA

13TH OCT - MANCHESTER - YES PINK ROOM

14TH OCT - NOTTINGHAM - THE BODEGA

18TH OCT - BIRMINGHAM - HARE & HOUNDS

19TH OCT - BRISTOL - THE FLEECE

20TH OCT - LONDON - MOTH CLUB

21ST OCT - BRIGHTON - HOPE & RUIN