Can’t Swim have shared raw new single ‘No Backbone’ ahead of their upcoming co-headline US tour with Belmont.
Their first new music since 2023 album ‘Thanks But No Thanks’, the new single is a brilliantly simple slab of pop-punk greatness.
Speaking about ‘No Backbone’, vocalist Chris LoPorto has shared:
“One of my favourite songwriters ever said “a good tune should take 30 minutes to write” and “No Backbone” certainly falls into that category.
“Once we finished it we went back a few times to see if we should add a part or bring more instrumentation/layers to the mix but whatever we did seemed to take away from the song rather than add to it. As time goes on, I think as a band we are more and more drawn to do what excites us creatively in that moment and to do things we haven’t done before.
“I’m not saying this song is reinventing the wheel by any means but having a tune that feels raw and stripped down with incredibly literal lyrics (haha) is something that feels new and fresh for us to put out. All Killer No Filler, as Elton John once said”
Check out the instant earworm track below.
Can’t Swim will embark on a co-headine tour with Belmont across the USA next month.
See the full list of dates below.
May 18 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground
May 19 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony
May 21 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom
May 22 – Baltimore, MD – Ottobar
May 23 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedrafts
May 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
May 25 – Akron, OH – Musica
May 26 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache
May 28 – Nashville, TN – The End
May 29 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
May 31 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
June 1 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box
June 2 – Houston, TX – Secret Group
June 4 – Lubbock, TX – Jakes
June 6 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
June 7 – Las Vegas, NV – American Legion Post 8
June 8 – Fresno, CA – Strummers
June 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Teregram Ballroom
June 11 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
June 12 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Roseville
June 14 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne
June 15 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
June 16 – Boise, ID – Nuerolux
June 19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
June 21 – Kansas City, MO – The Rino
June 22 – Springfield, MO – The Riff