Last month's Vive Le Rock cover stars SPLIT DOGS have unveiled a new single and video.
'Rock 'N' Roll Business' is a first taste of the fast rising Bristol band's third album Nice 'N' Rough, which follows hot on the heels of last year's widely praised Here To Destroy.
“'Rock ‘N’ Roll Business' imagines the music industry as a classic British gangster film,” singer Harry Martinez explains. “Dirty deeds, big egos and people you wouldn’t trust with your last ciggie. It’s tongue-in-cheek but it’s also our big middle finger to the whole thing 'cus it’s mostly true. Half the time it’s run like a shady deal in a British gangster film, so that’s exactly how we made the video.
“The day before the shoot we realised we needed a proper classic motor,” she continues. “A mate of ours who gets tattooed by [guitarist] Mil linked us up with Pip and his amazing black Chevelle. We asked him if he wanted to be in the video, told him the vibe and he just said, 'I’m your man, you want me in black leather?'. The garage we used is another mate of ours. He let us use his garage in exchange for a tattoo.”
The band went up to Leeds to record the album at the Station House studio with producer Jonah Falco (High Vis, Fucked Up, Chubby And The Gang) and engineer James Atkinson (Voorhees, The Chisel, Serious Sam Barrett), citing the likes of the New York Dolls, Motorhead, the Stooges and the Plasmatics as influences on the thirteen new tracks.
'Rock 'N' Roll Business' is available to stream/download here.
Set for release on 25 September through Venn Records, Nice 'N' Rough can be pre-ordered here.
The band will be on the road almost constantly this year from this week. Catch them at the following dates before they head to Europe in the Autumn with Danko Jones....
26-Mar-2026 UK Glasgow Hug & Pint
27-Mar-2026 UK Leeds Hyde Park Book Club
01-Apr-2026 UK Nottingham The Bodega
02-Apr-2026 UK Brighton Green Door Store
03-Apr-2026 UK London Underworld
05-Apr-2026 UK Manchester Punk Festival
17-Apr-2026 UK Bristol St Nicholas Market
25-Apr-2026 UK Edinburgh Scotland Calling
21-May-2026 UK Burton Upon Trent Bearded Theory Festival
18-Jun-2026 SP Bilbao Azkena Rock
26-Jun-2026 PL Zelebsko Ultra Chaos Pinik
08-Jul-2026 UK Cheltenham 2000 Trees
10-Jul-2026 B Gierle Sjock Fest
17-Jul-2026 NL Lichetnworde Zwarte Cross
18-Jul-2026 GER Selters Seepgo
19-Jul-2026 GER Augsburg Ballonfabrik
20-Jul-2026 GER Tubingen Blauer Salon
22-Jul-2026 GER Coolgne Sonic Ballroom
24-Jul-2026 GER Hnxe Ruhrpott Rodeo
25-Jul-2026 GER Trebur Trebur Open Air
26-Jul-2026 GER Munich X bar
27-Jul-2026 GER Bamberg Live Club
28-Jul-2026 GER Dresden Ostpol
29-Jul-2026 GER Erfurt MuseumsKeller
30-Jul-2026 GER Hamburg Welt TurboJugend
31-Jul-2026 GER Goldenstadt Afreiht un Buten
07-Aug-2026 UK Blackpool Rebellion Fest
13-Aug-2026 Slov Tolmin Punk Rock Holiday
16-Aug-2026 UK Winchester Boomtown Festival
21-Aug-2026 DK Vordingborg Gutter Island
22-Aug-2026 UK Devon Beautiful Days
Instores...
25-Sep-2026 UK Leeds Crash Records
26-Sep-2026 UK Glasgow Blitzkrieg
27-Sep-2026 UK Liverpool Rough Trade
28-Sep-2026 UK Coventry Just Dropped in
29-Sep-2026 UK Bristol Rough Trade
30-Sep-2026 UK Nottingham Rough Trade
01-Oct-2026 UK Rough Trade East
Pic by Kim Sabatelli