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Punk Trio borts Stream New Single ‘Los Zapatos’ Out Now / Debut Album Preach This! Released 25th November 2022 via Lockjaw Records / Pick It Up Fest 2022 Appearance Announced

Salisbury, UK punk trio borts are pleased to reveal their new single ‘Los Zapatos’ which is out now and available to stream on all good DSPs. The track is the latest to be taken from their long-awaited debut album Preach This! which will be released on 25th November 2022 via Lockjaw Records.

 The band will be appearing live at ska punk festival Pick It Up Fest on 4th November 2022 in Wycombe alongside the likes of WSTR, Sonic Boom Six and more. Commenting on the new single, the trio say: “Los Zapatos was the last song we wrote for the album. Initially, we started playing it as if it was a mid-tempo driving rock song, but once we hit the studio it became pretty clear that we needed to ramp up the tempo. We kept pushing it and pushing it until the vibe felt right and naturally, that was fast and chaotic, especially with the addition of the tambourine. It ended up sounding like a mashup of The Cure and Blink 182 which is obviously a great combo. The tune was also originally called Shoes but that was boring so we translated it to make it sound far more interesting.”

A 3-piece punk band from Salisbury in the South West of England, borts formed from a longstanding friendship and a mutual love for music, films, games, and good old-fashioned hanging out. Previously cutting their teeth in well-established UK bands Your Demise and Tireless, the friends have now returned in their latest guise with a pair of EPs which will combine to make their 2022 debut album release, including tracks taken from their previously-released and imaginatively-titled four track debut, EP1.

Their 2021 lead single ‘The Nurse’—produced by Lewis Johns (Palm Reader, Muncie Girls, Gnarwolves) at The Ranch—was an ode to self-loathing and love-liking, beer-drinking and collar-bone-breaking. “‘The Nurse’ was actually written about the nurse that looked after Tom when he broke his collarbone by backflipping (half naked, of course) on Bournemouth beach after a NOFX show,” says guitarist Dom, matter of factly.

While the pandemic has kept the band’s live schedule to date lean, the trio have slowly begun ramping things up, playing shows over the last 12 months with the likes of Jamie Lenman, Buds., Carsick, James And The Cold Gun and Snake Eyes. Further live dates TBA.

 Debut album Preach This! is released 25th November 2022 via Lockjaw Records

Live Dates: 04.11.22 - Wycombe - Pick It Up Festival (w/ WSTR, Sonic Boom Six and more) 

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