Gouge Away have announced that they have joined the Run For Cover Records family, and kicked off their residency with one hell of a bang.
The band have shared a new track to celebrate, titled ‘Figurine’. An instantly catchy, raw and angular piece of modern punk push and pull, it shows off every aspect of the band’s journey so far in screaming colour. A cacophony of bubbling riffs, caramel melodies and pit-spinning fury, it’s a bold and brash return to the table, and one that sets up whatever is coming up next as utterly vital.
Vocalist Christina Michelle had this to say about the creation of the song, explaining, “’Figurine’ is the first song we finished with Theo Hartlett (Ovlov, Pet Fox), a friend of ours who has been touring with us on guitar. We wrote this song while on tour last fall and it came together so easily. I went into writing the lyrics with an entirely different idea in mind, but these spilled out of me on one of the drives.
Before the tour, I was digitizing home videos, having to see myself as a kid from an outside perspective. I knew I was shy, a people-pleaser, and all these things, but it was different to watch it on film. I was always afraid of disappointing people so I made myself small and rarely acted outside of this little box I found myself in. Instead of getting into trouble like most kids, I didn’t really break out of my comfort zone until much more recently. I thought I had to work really hard to be loved. I stretch myself so thin to please everyone else that it winds up being the expectation. I found people who love me, even when I am a messy trainwreck, and that toppled my entire reality. And yet, there’s still this little kid inside of me who is afraid of upsetting her parents.
We recorded this song live to tape in Portland at Jackpot! It was our first time working with Larry Crane and it was so much fun.”
The song is available on a special 7′ record, which comes with a b-side of a cover version of “Eisbär” by Grauzone. You can pick your copy up now from right here.
The band have a busy 2026 ahead of them, with shows with Touché Amoré, Foo Fighters and Wednesday to come. Here is where you will be able to catch them.
MARCH
13 – KNOXVILLE Mill & Mine *
14 – ATLANTA Variety Playhouse *
15 – NASHVILLE Brooklyn Bowl *
17 – NEW ORLEANS Tipitina’s *
18 – HOUSTON The End
19 – AUSTIN Emo’s *
20 – DALLAS Granada Theatre *
21 – OKLAHOMA CITY Beer City *
22 – LAWRENCE The Granada *
24 – ST. LOUIS Delmar Hall *
26 – MINNEAPOLIS First Avenue *
27 – MILWAUKEE Turner Hall *
28 – INDIANAPOLIS The Vogue *
30 – COLUMBUS The King of Clubs *
31 -BUFFALO Asbury Hall *
APRIL
01 -BOSTON Roadrunner *
02 – PHILADELPHIA First Unitarian %
04 -ASHEVILLE Orange Peel *
05 – WINSTON-SALEM Ramkat *
21 – PORTLAND Revolution Hall *
22 – PORTLAND Revolution Hall *
23 -SEATTLE The Moore *
24 – VANCOUVER The Vogue *
AUGUST
02/08 Saint Charles, IA @ Hinterland
SEPTEMBER
09 – ORLANDO Beacham Theatre #
20 – VANCOUVER BC Place ^
26 – LAS VEGAS Allegiant Stadium ^
* w/ Wednesday
^ w/ Foo Fighters, Queens of The Stone Age
% w/ Ovlov
# w/ Touché Amoré
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