The Bug Club – Every Single Muscle

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Release Date: 29/05/26

The new album by prolific Welsh trio The Bug Club is a tight, anxious, and catchy garage-punk album tailor-made for fans of The Minutemen, Pink Flag-era Wire, Neu!, and quality, fun punk rock. Vocal supporters include NME, KEXP and famed BBC DJ Marc Riley. Hometown: Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales.:The Bug Club are back with a new album—Every Single Muscle—the band’s fifth LP overall and their third for Sub Pop. Since Very Human Features (June 2025), the BBC 6 Music and KEXP favorites have toured relentlessly before returning to write and record. The record barrels out with sub-two-minute punk blasts like “Miss Wales 2012,” packing wall-to-wall riffs, hooks, and the signature Sam/Tilly guitar interplay. Lyrically, it zooms in on the human body and condition with surreal detachment and ennui-laden humor, culminating with the admission of being “bored of being human.” Efficient maximalism and razor-sharp garage-punk energy define the set.Tracklisting:1. Miss Wales 20122. A Good Day for Dying3. Make It Count4. Cut to Black5. Full Range of Motion6. Pretty as a Magazine7. Look Like Me8. How Can We Be Friends9. Every Single Muscle10. Shiny and Wet11. Semi-Automatic12. In My Short Life13. Watching the Omnibus14. It’s Our Manager David15. Yours (If You Want Me)16. All My Clothes Fell Off17. Third Best Friend18. My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat