Fear Fear, by Working Men's Club

Fear Fear

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releases July 15, 2022

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2.	Fear Fear
3.	Widow 03:54	buy track
4.	Ploys
5.	Cut
6.	Rapture
7.	Circumference 03:48	buy track
8.	Heart Attack
9.	Money Is Mine
10.	The Last One

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Songs created in the shadow of terror and loss, but that crackle and pop with defiance Fear Fear is a record made for agitating and dancing, for heart and soul, for here, now and tomorrow. It’s a record that explores juxtaposition; that of life and death, acceptance and isolation, environment and humanity, hope and despair, the real world and the digital world. That top to bottom rigour, the complete vision is what makes the second album from Working Men’s Club such a stunning and unique achievement.

Their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, released in summer 2020, was the sound of singer and songwriter Syd Minsky-Sargeant processing a teenage life in Todmorden in the Upper Calder Valley. He was 16 when he wrote some of those songs, now 20, he had to get up and out of the Valley. “The first album was mostly a personal documentation lyrically, this is a blur between personal and a third-person perspective of what was going on.” Fear Fear documents the last two years. Yes, there is bleakness – but there is also hope and empathy. “I like the contrast of it being happy, uplifting music and really dark lyrics. It’s not a minimal record, certainly compared to the first one. That’s because there’s been a lot more going on that needed to be said.”

Making the busy feel finessed and the dreadful feel magical – Fear Fear manages those feats, and then some. Or, as Syd Minksy-Sargeant puts it: “We just set out to make the best-sounding album we could.”

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releases July 15, 2022

Fear Fear was produced by Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, MIA, Tricky) and recorded at Orton’s studio in Sheffield.

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Working Men's Club Manchester, UK

"Working Men's Club is about the music, the vibe, and that feeling, forcing you to move. Anyone can join"

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May 28

Brockwell Park, Brixton

London, UK
Jun 09

Parc del Fòrum

Barcelona, Spain
Jul 08

Piece Hall

Halifax, UK
Jul 17

Brudenell Social Club

Leeds, UK
Jul 20

Brighton Komedia

Brighton, UK
Jul 21

Jodrell Bank

Macclesfield, UK
Jul 22

Hillsborough Park

Sheffield, UK
Jul 28

Lowther Castle & Gardens

Penrith, UK
Aug 19

Aérodrome de Guéret Saint-Laurent

Guéret, France
Sep 11

Botanique - Grand Salon

Brussels, Belgium
Sep 13

Circolo Magnolia

Segrate, Italy
Sep 16

Le 106

Rouen, France

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