Amyl and The Sniffers Come Out Swinging on New Singles “U Should Not Be Doing That” & “Facts”

Amyl and The Sniffers shatter the silence that’s settled over the band since the drop of their sophomore record a few years ago with a pair of incendiary songs, “U Should Not Be Doing That” and “Facts.” The arrival of both offerings ahead of their upcoming North American tour — which includes two nights at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on August 14-15th — means fans have plenty of time to get familiar with the new singles!

With unapologetic bombast and flashing a toothy grin of irreverence, “U Should Not Be Doing That” gleefully bites off the heads of those who make their delicate (or misogynistic) sensibilities other people’s problem. Launching itself over a live-wire and savagely punchy melody that punctuates Amyl Taylor‘s fiery sneers with virulent sonics. “I was in LA, shaking my shit / While you were down in Melbourne saying, Fuck that bitch,” she howls as she aims her daggered words at people who still groan over the sight of a female rocker showing some skin.

For Taylor, the song speaks directly to those “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.'” The music video for “U Should Not Be Doing That” is itself a pumped-up and adrenaline-pulsing montage that finds Taylor and actor Steven Ogg sweating and raging in the desert heat.

On “Facts” the band dolls out rabble-rousing percussion and grinding riffs as they crank up the energy to meet an onslaught of anxiety. This is an anthem to soundtrack a headlong charge through that dire gauntlet called life, dodging frenetic despair and all the bullshit flung in your path to the tune of shrieking guitars. Amyl and The Sniffers prove once again that even when they’re saddled by other people’s objections or the overwhelming angst of the world — they’ll always go down swinging.

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See Amyl and The Sniffers at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 14th, and Thursday, August 15th. They will also open for Foo Fighters for their Everything Or Nothing At All stop at BMO Stadium on August 9th.

Visit Amyl and The Sniffers on their website and Instagram to stay updated on new releases and tour announcements.

Watch the music video for “U Should Not Be Doing That” and stream “Facts” the two new singles from Amyl and The Sniffers below!

Amyl and The Sniffers Tour
JUL 13, 2024 Day In Day Out Seattle, WA
JUL 19, 2024 Citi Field New York, NY *with Foo Fighters
JUL 20, 2024 White Eagle Hall Jersey City, NJ
JUL 21, 2024 Fenway Park Boston, MA *with Foo Fighters
JUL 23, 2024 Hersheypark Stadium Hershey, PA *with Foo Fighters
JUL 25, 2024 The Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
JUL 28, 2024 Underground Music Showcase Denver, CO
JUL 30, 2024 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
JUL 31, 2024 Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY
AUG 1, 2024 HI-FI Annex Indianapolis, IN
AUG 3, 2024 Asbury Hall Buffalo, NY
AUG 4, 2024 Osheaga Montreal, QC
AUG 5, 2024 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
AUG 7, 2024 Pioneer Courthouse Square Portland, OR
AUG 9, 2024 BMO Stadium Los Angeles, CA *with Foo Fighters
AUG 13, 2024 The Sound at Del Mar, CA
AUG 14, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA
AUG 15, 2024 The Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, CA