Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and Run the Jewels’ EL-P Join Forces for “Glib Tongued”
Get ready for a supremely sludgy new track from Newcastle, U.K.’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs that boasts an added little twist, as “Glib Tongued” features Run The Jewels‘ El-P on the mic. It’s dirty and grimy in the way a New York City subway and a Newcastle coal mine are equally dirty and grimy.
And while it’s sonically grungy, frontman Matt Baty said the point of the song’s lyrics are pointed toward a more politically progressive mindset. The words, he says, urge people to want to push forward, rather than revert to the past.
“My lyrics reflect on how fondness of the past and senses of nostalgia can affect and influence the present, and especially in a political sense, not for the better. This notion of working towards ‘getting things back to how they used to be,’ feels very backwards. The ‘good old days’ never existed. Having El-P collaborate with us on this track was absolutely mind blowing. Word class lyricist. No smoke and mirrors, sees and tells it exactly the way it is.“
Bassist John-Michael Hedley said this track in particular was an idea he’d had for a long time now, but was happy to finally get this off the ground.
“‘Glib Tongued’ was an idea I’d been sitting on for a few years. It felt like the right time to inject it into Death Hilarious. Though after bringing it to the table it morphed into something bigger and better than I could have ever imagined. Securing El-P’s services for a verse blew my mind and I feel immensely proud that an idea I’d worked on during an extremely dark time in my life, has flourished into a powerful force for good. I hope.”
Death Hilarious will be released on April 4 via Missing Piece Records in North America and Rocket Recordings in the rest of world, but you can preorder your copy today.
Pigsx7 will also be touring North America this summer, with dates starting on June 18 in New York City and the final show hitting Austin, Texas on June 27. You can find the full list of dates below and get your tickets right now.
North American Tour:
6/18 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
6/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
6/20 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
6/21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird
6/23 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
6/24 – Detroit, MI – Magic Bag
6/25 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
6/27 – Toronto, ON – The Concert Hall
6/28 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz
6/29 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
8/14 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
8/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room
8/16 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
8/18 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
8/19 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
8/20 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern
8/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The State Room
8/23 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
8/25 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
8/26 – Houston, TX – White Oak Upstairs
8/27 – Austin, TX – The Parish
