Amyl and the Sniffers have proven to be one of the most exhilarating bands to emerge over the past decade, and their new single “U Should Not Be Doing That” does nothing to temper the excitement. The raucous song and its B-side “Facts” serve as the first new music from the Australian pub-rockers since 2021.
“U Should Not Be Doing That” is being released physically as a 7-inch vinyl single along with “Facts.” The physical edition is due June 28th (pre-order here), but both songs and the music video for “U Should Not Be Doing That” can be streamed now.
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“Lyrically they’re both pretty self-explanatory,” stated Amyl and the Sniffers singer Amy Taylor. “‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ makes me laugh, but it’s also in a way poking fun at the shock that people still feel at a little bit of skimpy clothing, and the bitchy high school way that the music community still is (yes I’m talking to you random 40-year-old metalheads sitting around a table doing lines and bitching about a 28-year-old chick in a band for wearing shorts and ‘selling out’) but it mainly makes me laugh.”
She continued, “It’s unconscious and meant nothing at the time of writing it but now I think it’s a comedic way of rubbing the dog’s nose in its own dog piss after it wee’d on your favorite rug or something.”
In going with the theme Taylor just described, the comedic music video features the singer engaged in a nonstop aggressive dance-off with 50-year-old actor Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul).
“Facts,” meanwhile, is a fast-paced Stooges-esque romp with a Blondie-infused chorus. Prior to these two songs, Amyl and the Sniffers last released new music with their 2021 sophomore album, Comfort to Me.
Amyl and the Sniffers will be touring North America this summer, including a headlining run and select dates supporting Foo Fighters. Tickets for their upcoming shows are available here.
Watch the video “U Should Not Be Doing That” and stream the song “Facts” below.