For Immediate Release
Maine island-based post-riot grrrls BAIT BAG to release their first full-length album, Confident, Sloppy, and Loud, a celebration of self-love, hope, and radical acceptance, on July 8.
The band will release three singles ahead of the album. “Cramp Couch” will be released on May 27 to coincide with Menstrual Hygiene Day, on May 28. “Entropy,” coming out June 10, leans into the inevitability of decay on an individual and universal level. “Splinter,” a New Orleans-inflected ode to moving on and getting over it, will come out on June 24 accompanied by a video directed by Wes Sterrs.
BAIT BAG will tour the Northeast in July to support the album, which was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Richard Marr at Galaxy Park Studios and produced by William Trevaskis. The album collects nine new songs linked by themes of breaking free from societal expectations and emerging whole and healed. Confident, Sloppy, and Loud also contains new versions of two early fan favorites, “Hot Garbage” and “Girl Pushups”, and the band’s popular cover of Le Tigre’s “Deceptacon”.
A private link to preview the album is available for press and labels upon request at baitbagtheband@gmail.com.
Album Artwork by Alexa Floresta
PRESS:
“They're not interested in replicating riot grrrl, but adapting it…Reproductive justice, paid parental leave, and biology are some of the themes woven throughout the band's music - tropes you don't always hear in punk rock.” - KEXP Sound and Vision Podcast
“...within five seconds of hearing “Girl Pushups,” I became an instant fan... Add to this fuzzy guitar, tight bass and loose drums, and the end result is a fierce, punk rock bolt of thunder.” - The Portland Press Herald
“In the wake of this fresh set of changes, our understanding of the experiences we have shared during this time will become more apparent to us. I do hope that Bait Bag will be there to encapsulate the complexities of these times in their trademark catchy, upbeat style.” - Rad Plaid Magazine
ABOUT:
Seasick from the news cycle? Seeking release? Join BAIT BAG and find catharsis in their post-riot grrrl anthems, jagged dance breaks, and tight harmonies.
Founded in 2018 by Fiona Robins, Claire Donnelly, and Courtney Naliboff, BAIT BAG has shared the stage with punk and indie legends Deerhoof, Screaming Females, Rough Francis, and Weakened Friends, and made friends and fans from New York to Machias. They were recently featured in an episode of KEXP’s Sound and Vision podcast.
Bide your time with their four EPs while you eagerly await the release of their full-length album in July 2022 - tour dates coming soon!
