Fast rising punk producer, performer MERYL STREEK has released brand new album ‘Songs For The Deceased’ The album is out now released on Venn Records (a label that has picked up talent early and released the likes of Bob Vylan, Wargasm and High Vis). “The most incendiary and important punk rock album of the year” – LOUDER “A real cry of rage and despair” – Rolling Stone [4/5] * “Emotionally volatile and heart wrenching cutting edge punk” – Hot Press “Visceral new punk brandishes anger and frustration” – Nialler9 “Acidic and furious…a knife-edge urgency” – Beats Per Minute “Punk spawns a new antichrist” – The Irish Daily Star Pre order the record here!

We recently caught up with the star when he performed at Banquet Records in Kingston Upon Thames.

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Also performing on the same night was RETROPXSSY  who has been making a name for herself with live sets across the country and the world. She tells stories through music, theatre, hip hop, dance, punk, sweat, eye contact. Songs about power, songs about desolation, songs about tits, she explores womanhood in the middle of the mosh. Growing up in the South West, retro cites seeing The Prodigy at Glastonbury aged 12 as igniting her need to perform. Today, this burns brighter than ever. ‘retro reclaims the pit like a post-feminist fireball’. (Brian O’Neill – Dimple Discs) Her genre defying sets invite total immersion. Hip hop blends with punk, jazz, dance, electronica. Music blends with theatre. She is always looking to experiment and play.

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