Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Glib Tongued
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have revealed the second single from forthcoming album 'Death Hilarious' which is being released on April 4 via Rocket (and on Missing Piece Records in North America).
'Glib Tongued' features the incredible guest vocal talents of El-P from Run The Jewels and Company Flow.
Bassist John-Michael Hedley says this about the track:
"Glib Tongued’ was an idea I’d been sitting on for a few years. It felt like the right time to inject it into Death Hilarious. Though after bringing it to the table it morphed into something bigger and better than I could have ever imagined. Securing El-P’s services for a verse blew my mind and I feel immensely proud that an idea I’d worked on during an extremely dark time in my life, has flourished into a powerful force for good. I hope.”
Watch the impressively cinematic video for 'Glib Tongued', made by the super talented Mike Bourne (Teeth Of The Sea / Bruised Blood) here:
Whereas 2023’s Land Of Sleeper was conceived as an immersive headphones experience, this time Pigs strove for something more directly hostile. “We wanted it to be a slap in the face,” grins producer and guitarist Sam Grant. That objective came, in part, from playing so many gigs over the last couple of years. The band felt well-oiled and ripe to give listeners at home the kind of pummelling their audiences receive.
'Death Hilarious' does bring in some big surprises, particularly the track ‘Glib Tongued’, which has guest bars by El-P from Run The Jewels. When bassist John-Michael Hedley unwittingly wrote what his bandmates considered their equivalent of a hip-hop number, Pigs set their sights high and secured a blistering contribution from one of the world’s greatest rappers.
That’s not to say Pigs have pivoted to nu-metal. 'Death Hilarious' is a diversely punishing record which shapeshifts through Sabbathian doom, grotesquely minimalist noise rock and cyclical post-metal fortissimos. Pigs continue to push themselves, too. Incongruous synthesiser solos appear where guitar histrionics would usually fit. Piano tracks lurk in the mix, adding near-subliminal depth to the maelstrom. ‘Stitches’ is like Motörhead trying to perform glam rock with a tipsy keyboardist. Then there’s the 100mph pace of cosmic-thrash opener ‘Blockage’. Distorted licks flying from the amplifiers of Grant and lead guitarist, Adam Ian Sykes, while the rhythm section sizzle behind.
With all that power running through its veins, 'Death Hilarious' is easily going to be one of the best rock albums of 2025...and that is no joke!
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have announced a North American tour:
18 June / New York, NY / Le Poisson Rouge
19 June / Philadelphia, PA / Underground Arts
20 June / Washington, DC / 9:30 Club
21 June / Pittsburgh, PA / Thunderbird
23 June / Cleveland, OH / Grog Shop
24 June / Detroit, MI / Magic Bag
25 June / Chicago, IL / Lincoln Hall
27 June / Toronto, ON / The Concert Hall
28 June / Montreal, QC / Bar Le Ritz
29 June / Boston, MA / Brighton Music Hall
14 Aug / Santa Ana, CA / Constellation Room
15 Aug / Los Angeles, CA / Lodge Room
16 Aug / San Francisco, CA / The Chapel
18 Aug / Portland, OR / Mississippi Studios
19 Aug / Vancouver, BC / The Pearl
20 Aug / Seattle, WA / Tractor Tavern
22 Aug / Salt Lake City, UT / The State Room
23 Aug / Denver, CO / Bluebird Theatre
25 Aug / Dallas, TX / Club Dada
26 Aug / Houston, TX / White Oak Upstairs
27 Aug / Austin, TX / The Parish
