| Austin, Texas quartet Gentlemen Rogues celebrate aggressive guitar pop anthems — bearing the influences of Superchunk, The Replacements, Superdrag, and similar visionaries — and have been gaining momentum and increased attention. Since their debut in 2011, the band — Danny Dunlap (guitar/vocals), Josh Power (drums), Dave Hawkins (bass, vocals), and John Christoffel (guitar) — have honed their hooks over numerous singles, EPs, and the 2022 full-length collection, A History of Fatalism. Springsteen sideman Steven van Zandt hand-picked their single “Do the Resurrection!” as the “Coolest Song in the World” on his SiriusXM radio show, Little Steven’s Underground Garage. Garnering heavy airplay, listeners worldwide agreed, voting “Do the Resurrection!” as one of the top ten “Coolest Songs of 2021.”Gentlemen Rogues have supported diverse acts like Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, the Lemonheads, Smoking Popes, Ultimate Fakebook, Dandy Warhols, Kate Clover, and Riverboat Gamblers on stages across the U.S. and the UK. In recent years Gentlemen Rogues opened for indie-punk icons Superchunk and Bob Mould, who personally selected the band to provide sole support on the Texas leg of his Distortion and Blue Hearts tour. Surface Noise, a new LP of well-turned guitar pop, complete with roaring chords and propulsive rhythms behind Dunlap’s clever and cultured lyrics, was co-released by Double Helix Records & Shifting Sounds. Surface Noise plays like a singles collection. Tracks like “Involuntary Solitary,” “Do the Resurrection!”, “Never the Bride,” and “All Out Crush” deploy infectious songcraft with dynamic navigation and precision— another spirited collection of power-pop earworms for discriminating fans of winsome, punk-tinged, rock n roll, melodicism.‘Half Empty, Half Fool’, the latest single from Surface Noise, will be released in conjunction with a Midwest tour in May 2025, and will be available on opaque pink 7″ vinyl. The “Half Empty, Half Fool” single includes a cover of the T. Rex classic “Children of the Revolution” on its B-side. Limited to 100 copies, the “Half Empty, Half Fool” vinyl single will only be available at the shows on Gentlemen Rogues Midwest tour, while supplies last. The digital release will be out on May 16.Pre-save the Half Empty, Half Fool’digital single here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/gentlemenrogues/half-empty-half-foolPraise for Gentlemen Rogues“Gentlemen Rogues slam out one powerful radio friendly anthem after another, and there isn’t a bad note to be found anywhere. The band are no stranger to this scribe, and while I really liked the band in the past, I think the flirtation has progressed to full-blown adoration.”— The Big Takeover“Great, catchy, sugary sweet power pop that wouldn’t be out of place next to your Superdrag and Bob Mould/Sugar records.”— MaximumRockNRoll |
