Photo Credit: Mike Palmer
Chubby and the Gang are back with a video for their brand new single Lightning Don’t Strike Twice. The single will also be released as a double A-side 7″ on 28th May 2021 via Partisan, alongside another new track entitled Life’s Lemons – both tracks will feature on the band’s upcoming sophomore album, details of which will be revealed soon.
“I wrote this song about social inequality,” frontman Charlie ‘Chubby’ Manning explains of Lightning Don’t Strike Twice. “Not mine but the people I saw around me. I feel like the whole premise of poverty is presented like this game in which if you play your cards right you can escape. In reality it’s more like playing a game of dice when they’re loaded against your favour. Constantly being struck by lightning and being told that it will never happen again. I remember witnessing someone’s telephone voice where they had to change their voice when conducting business or applying for jobs so they don’t come across as if they are from a lower class.
“I wrote the last verse about that because it disgusted me that in a system supposedly created on meritocracy a human being has to change their identity to try and shake unemployment. I’ve had very few jobs that required me to go for an interview. No one really cares who you are when you drive a minicab or lay out cables so I’m lucky in that sense. But many people aren’t.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Lightning Don’t Strike Twice and pre-order the double A-side 7″ HERE.
Chubby and the Gang have also announced a huge 40-date UK/Ireland headline tour, see them live at one of the following dates:
November 2021
Thu 4th – WOKING – Fiery Bird
Fri 5th – BOURNEMOUTH – Anvil
Sat 6th – COVENTRY – Central Library
Sun 7th – ST ALBANS – The Horn
Mon 8th – HULL – The Polar Bear
Wed 10th – HEBDEN BRIDGE – Trades Club
Thu 11th – STOKE – The Sugarmill
Fri 12th – BLACKPOOL – Bootleg Social
Sat 13th – EDINBURGH – Mash House
Sun 14th – ABERDEEN – Café Drummond
Tue 16th – SUNDERLAND – Independent
Wed 17th – HUDDERSFIELD – Parish
Thu 18th – LIVERPOOL – Jimmy’s
Fri 19th – SHEFFIELD – Delicious Clam
Sat 20th – SHEFFIELD – Delicious Clam
Sun 21st – MILTON KEYNES – Craufurd Arms
Tue 23rd – EXETER – Cavern Club
Wed 24th – SOUTHAMPTON – Joiners
Thu 25th – OXFORD – The Bullingdon
Fri 26th – BEDFORD – Esquires
Sat 27th – CAMBRIDGE – Portland Arms
Sun 28th – SOUTHEND – Chinnery’s
Tue 30th – TUNBRIDGE WELLS – Forum
December 2021
Wed 1st – MARGATE – Elsewhere
Thu 2nd – DOVER – Booking Hall
Fri 3rd – PORTSMOUTH – Guildhall Studio
Sat 4th – BRIGHTON – Green Door Store
Sun 5th – NORWICH – Waterfront Studio
Mon 6th – NOTTINGHAM – Bodega
Wed 8th – BIRMINGHAM – Castle & Falcon
Thu 9th – LEEDS – Belgrave Music Hall
Fri 10th – NEWCASTLE – Think Tank
Sat 11th – GLASGOW – King Tuts
Sun 12th – CARDIFF – Clwb Ifor Bach
Tue 14th – MANCHESTER – YES
Wed 15th – LONDON – Scala
Fri 17th – BRISTOL – Exchange
Sat 18th – DUBLIN – The Workman’s Club
Sun 19th – BELFAST – Voodoo
