Grade 2 - Grade 2 [LP]

Cat. no: 805451
Format: LP
Barcode: 045778054510
Release Date: 17 Feb 2023
Genre: Rock

50 years after the genre turned the music world upside-down, GRADE 2 bring the raw power of old school punk to a new generation

Their second release on Tim Armstrong’s legendary Hellcat Records is a thumping 15 track tour de force melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of contemporary injustice, personal identity and frustrations of Gen- Z youth, authentically told by three lads with punk coursing through their veins. Formed on their native Isle of Wight when they were just 14 years old, Jack Chatfeld (guitar & vocals), Jacob Hull (drums) and Sid Ryan (bass & vocals) honed their craft covering punk pioneers before creating a sound uniquely theirs: ten years on, the eponymous Grade 2 is their magnum opus. The new album was produced by the band along with Tim Timebomb (Armstrong) and T.J. Rivers at Armstrong’s Ship Rec Studio in Los Angeles. “Returning to Ship Rec Studio resparked that magic dynamic” says guitarist Jack Chatfeld. “When we’re in there I feel like we reach our full potential. Tim would offer tweaks and tips for some songs, while others he’d compliment as fnished frst time we played them.” “We worked fat-out recording this record,” says drummer Jacob Hull, “but we never felt pressured, Tim keeping us in the zone to make the best tunes of our lives.

March 3, 2023 -Wakefeld, Vortex Bar and Nightclub
March 4, 2023 - Newport, The Cab
March 5, 2023 - Stamford, Mama Liz's Voodoo Lounge
March 6, 2023 - Norwich, The Waterfront Studio
March 7, 2023 - London, The Lexington
March 8, 2023 - Southampton, The Joiners
March 9, 2023 - Exeter, Cavern
March 10, 2023 - Bristol, The Louisiana
March 12, 2023 - Derby, The Hairy Dog
March 13, 2023 - Stafford, Redrum
March 14, 2023 - Newcastle, The Lubber Fiend
March 16, 2023 - Dublin, The Grand Social
March 17, 2023 - Belfast, Voodoo
March 18, 2023 - Glasgow' Classic Grand
March 19, 2023 - Manchester, Star & Garter

CD Tracks: Judgement Day / Fast Pace / Under the Streetlight / Doesn't Matter Much Now / Midnight Ferry / Brassic / Gaslight / Don't Stand Alone / Streetrat Skallywag / Parasite / It's A Mad World, Baby / Doing Time / Celine / See You Around / Bottom Shelf

LP Tracks: Judgement Day / Fast Pace / Under the Streetlight / Doesn't Matter Much Now / Midnight Ferry / Brassic / Gaslight / Don't Stand Alone / Streetrat Skallywag / Parasite / It's A Mad World, Baby / Doing Time / Celine / See You Around / Bottom Shelf