Join Run For Cover Records, release new 7″ single ‘The Beat’. Upcoming US and UK Touring. Dates w/ Fleshwater, Narrow Head, Ovlov.

The most daring band in punk/hardcore have joined forces with one of modern independent music’s most enduring labels, and there’s just no stopping them now. The first release from this iconic team-up is out today: ‘The Beat’ is a new 7″ single that points the way towards the next chapter in band’s constant evolution. The songs follow the band’s 2023 album ‘Brand New Soul’ and find Angel Du$t reuniting with producer/engineer Brian McTernan who recorded their debut album. 7″ leans into group’s most biting and aggressive side, combining visceral hardcore with real rock & roll swagger. EP is a galloping riff factory with guest vocals from Taylor Young of Twitching Tongues, God’s Hate, Deadbody and Regional Justice Center and it arrives alongside a fittingly unhinged music video (directed by Blaise Cepis). While its counterpart ‘The Knife’ is a full-on stomper elevated by psychedelic production flourishes.

Tripp discussed joining Run For Cover Records, saying:

“It was just so organic and natural. As long as I’ve been involved with music the RFC people have been friends to me and have been showing me the ropes, but I always kind of thought AD just wasn’t their bag and never thought about asking them about putting out our music. Then when it finally came up it just seemed like the most obvious right fit for us. I just hold them in such a high regard, and stylistically they obviously do a lot of different stuff, but I think it really makes sense: they’re creative, alternative, sometimes heavy–just like Angel Du$t.”

Angel Du$t began as a fresh start for Tripp after his time leading hardcore legends Trapped Under Ice, and after a decade plus of bold creativity the band have become a punk rock institution all of their own. Tripp blazed the trail for the current generation of hardcore musicians to experiment and take their self-expression into fearless, catchy, and vulnerable places, and ‘The Beat’ proves that Angel Du$t‘s drive to make authentically aggressive rock & roll truly has no limit. And if there’s any doubt that group are still marching to their own drum, fans who pick up the 7″ version of the new single will also be treated to a vinyl-only bonus cover of Bugg’s ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’ featuring vocals from Terror’s Scott Vogel. Band have also announced a lengthy run of upcoming tour dates, including dates with Fleshwater, Narrow Head, Ovlov and more. See full itinerary below and stay tuned for more to come soon from Angel Du$t and Run For Cover Records!

‘The Beat’ tracklist:
1. The Knife
2. The Beat
3. I Don’t Wanna Hear It feat. Scott Vogel

Upcoming Shows:
08/05 Newcastle, UK @ The Grove
08/06 Leeds, UK @ Boom
08/08 London, UK @ United & Strong Fest
09/17 Toronto, ON @ The Opera House *
09/18 Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre *
09/23 Indianapolis, IN @ HI-FI Annex *
9/24 Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrew’s Hall *
9/26 St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag *
09/27 Brooklyn, NY @ CBGB Festival
09/28Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre *
09/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
10/02 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
10/04 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell *
10/06 Seattle, WA @ Neumos *
10/07 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theater *
11/07 Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall $
11/08 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club $
11/09 Nashville, TN @ Eastside Bowl $
11/11 Jacksonville, FL @ The Albatross $
11/12 Miami, FL @ Gramps $ ^
11/14 Tampa, FL @ Orpheum $ ^
11/15 Orlando, FL @ Vans Warped Tour
11/16 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn $ ^
11/17 Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West $
11/18 Asheville, NC @ Eulogy $
11/19 Norfolk, VA @ The Annex $

* with Fleshwater
$ with Ovlov
^ with Narrow Head

photo credit: Kat Nijmeddin