Following an exclusive first play with Chris Hawkins on BBC 6music, Manchester indie punks Loose Articles are pleased to announce their return with a new single, ‘Sinead Loves Bitcoin’, set for release on 26th April 2023 via Alcopop! Records.
The quartet are also delighted to reveal a string of UK festival appearances including Long Division, 2000 Tees, and Rebellion, as well as a run of EU tour dates supporting LA punk/funk quintet Thumpasaurus.
Fresh from supporting fellow Mancunians and post-punk legends New Order at SXSW, the band have launched a spoof NFT scheme to accompany the track, alongside Sinead’s Bitcoin Fund, which will offer fans the ability to donate money to the band to unlock perks.
Tiers range from £0–20+ and include incentives like a specially recorded B-side short story, a cassette tape of the release, a DTG Ape Loose Articles shirt, and more special gifts TBC.
Donate here: http://sineadsbitcoinfund.com/
“The song is about our pal and local legend Sinead Ferguson, who’s a band photographer,” say the band of the story behind the track. “She had her instagram account hijacked by Bitcoin hackers who were posing as her and trying to sell everyone Bitcoin for £10,000. For a split second everyone thought Sinead was a Bitcoin dealer, so we turned it into a song where she was stealing your wifi and hacking your social media accounts to sell Bitcoin.”
The quartet have also had a line up reshuffle since the release of their 2022 Chaos EP, with occasional stand-in Abbi Phillips (She Drew The Gun, PINS) now taking over from the band’s original drummer Louise Rivett full time behind the kit, who now moves up front to start the party on keys and percussion.
Loose Articles recently embarked on their ‘Kick Like A Girl’ headline tour, which was funded by the Arts Council England. They offered intimate access and entry-level insights into the music venue to young women (14 – 25) from underrepresented backgrounds, all whilst supporting grassroots venues and northern creatives.
Tour dates:
Apr 26th – Shacklewell Arms – London
Apr 28th – Hippsville A Go Go Festival – Margate
May 12th – Alt Escape, Brighton
May 13th – Alt Escape, Brighton
May 14th – Spring Punk All Dayer – Chambers – Folkestone
May 19th – Supersonic’s Block Party Festival – Paris
May 26th – Awesome Friends @ Academy3 – Manchester
May 27th – Bearded Theory – Derbyshire
May 30th – Kantine am Berghain – Berlin*
Jun 01st – Stengade – Copenhagen*
Jun 02nd – Pustervik (Matsalen) – Gothenburg*
Jun 03rd – Krosset – Oslo*
Jun 04th – Kulturhuset (Terassen) – Stockholm*
Jun 10th – Long Division – Wakefield
Jul 08th – 2000 Trees – Cheltenham
Aug 04th – Rebellion – Blackpool
* Thumpasaurus support