New album ‘Walk The Wheel’ Due Out 03/03 via Pop Wig. Upcoming Shows w/ Gorilla Biscuits, Screaming Females. FFO Embrace, MC5, Fiddlehead, Husker Du.

Truth Cult recently announced their upcoming full-length, ‘Walk The Wheel’, and they’re back with another new single, ‘Clearskin’. Due out March 3rd via Pop Wig, ‘Walk The Wheel’ finds the Baltimore-based five-piece blending passionate Dishchord-esque punk, hardcore bite, and rock & roll swagger into a sound that’s all their own. ‘Clearskin’ follows lead single ‘Heavy Water’ and leans into the more aggressive side of ‘Walk The Wheel’. Clocking in at just a minute and 41 seconds, the track burns through galloping verses and a twisting chorus riff before culminating in a blast of guitar theatrics that somehow manages to recall the MC5 and Embrace in equal measure.

photo credit: Skylar Watkins

Recorded live by producer/engineer J. Robbins at the Magpie Cage, ‘Walk The Wheel’ strikes an impressive balance between ferocity and tunefulness. The album manages to capture the spark of Truth Cult‘s live performances while also allowing them to expand their sonic palette into exciting new dimensions. Drawing on everything from Lungfish, to the MC5, to The Replacements, ‘Walk The Wheel’ pivots from hardcore ragers to soaring alt rock and beyond. The band’s agile sound matches the multitudes contained in their lyrics, with Ferrara and Roberts exploring loss, drugs, anger, and existential complications as deftly as the music shifting around their words.

‘Walk The Wheel’ tracklist:
1. Squeeze
2. Resurrection
3. Heavy Water
4. Clearskin
5. Unstoppable
6. Awake, Asleep
7. Kokaine Kommando
8. Naked In The End
9. Ain’t Rubbin’ No Shoulders
10. What Is Time?
11. Medicine

Upcoming Shows:
2/24 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Downstairs w/ Gorilla Biscuits
2/25 – Baltimore, MD Record Release @ Ottobar
2/26- Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar w/ Wildside
3/31 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry w/ Gorilla Biscuits