THE PARANOYDS
- Drop new single "Memory Foam"
- Announce debut European shows & SXSW
- London show at The Shacklewell Arms on May 2nd
- Album 'Carnage Bargain' out now on Suicide Squeeze

“A classic chorus built on fuzzy guitars and imperfect vocals slices through the air, yet somehow is catchy all the same.” - Stereogum

“Riffy, prowling but with a twinkle in its eye.” – DIY

“Raucous energy, power punk and a whipsmart lyrical bite. It's a lot of good stuff” – HMV

“The raucous, chanting melodies of Carnage Bargain are a definite bop” – The Line of The Best Fit

“Raw paranoid punk that you won’t be able to escape from” – Get In Her Ears

Following the release of their LP 'Carnage Bargain' via Suicide Squeeze late last year, Los Angeles four-piece The Paranoyds continue their streak of reminiscent sci-fi boogie with new digital single "Memory Foam". The track accompanies a list of live dates that includes lots of shows at this year's SXSW festival, ahead of their first ever European tour in April.

On this unearthed outtake from their 'Carnage Bargain' recording session, the band ruminates on the tedium and loss of innocence that comes with adulthood. "Memory Foam" is a playful track with a rhythm that encourages you to do a dance and evoke the spirits to ward off all the guys without jobs still living off of their parents.

“Memory Foam is about the loss of innocence and transition into adulthood, about both the pride and sadness that can come from making an “adult” purchase", said The Paranoyds.

"Memory Foam" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/md_9v2W0rBU

“We’re living in the dystopian future. Our lives are completely tracked and programmed, our extension of ourselves is a handheld computer with a microphone and camera that stays on while were unaware, and, on top of everything, the extreme right is gaining continuous world power,” The Paranoyds explain of their name. “What isn’t there to be paranoyd about?”

It’s ironic that the band’s moniker winds up being an apt summary of the band’s general outlook on technology and modern culture given that The Paranoyds’ humble beginnings can be traced back to a friendship forged between Staz Lindes (bass/vocals) and Laila Hashemi (keys/vocals) over Myspace in their early teens. Bonded by a shared interest in local underground music, the pair eventually moved their online friendship into the real world. Laila’s childhood friend Lexi Funston was brought into the fold and the first vestiges of The Paranoyds began to take shape. “We would all go to our friends’ shows and it hit us that we could start a band and play shows too,” Funston says. With the addition of drummer David Ruiz in 2015, the band found the perfect personnel for their sonic balance of jubilant energy and foreboding undercurrents.

‘Carnage Bargain’ captures this chemistry perfectly—channeling the genre-mashing weirdness of guitar-and-keyboard provocateurs like The Intelligence on tracks like “Laundry,” the fever-dream kitsch of early B-52s on “Ratboy,” krautrock’s motorik groove on “Hungry Sam,” and the beguiling pop of Blondie on the sweet-and-salty highlight “Courtney.” The band may indeed be paranoid, but they offer a solution to our modern ills through the simple act of being an inspiring, independent, and unflappable musical force.

The Paranoyds' shows at SXSW

18th March: 5.45pm – Desert Daze @ Hotel Vegas
19th March: 2.50pm – Third Man Records @ Volcom Garden / 11.25pm – Levitation @ Hotel Vegas
20th March: 2.10pm – The Grey Estates @ Hole in the Wall / Vans @ Barracuda
21st March: 2.15pm – Thrasher @ Better Half / 4.15pm – Burgermania @ Hotel Vegas / 10pm – Siren Sounds/Har Mar Superstar @ Cheer Up Charlie’s

The Paranoyds European tour

22nd Apr – Urban Spree, Berlin
23rd Apr – Molotowskybar, Hamburg
25th Apr – Museé D’Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre
27th Apr - Cabron, Antwerp
28th Apr – Espace B, Paris
29th Apr – Le Sonic, Lyon
30th Apr – Neubad-Keller, Luzern
2nd May – Shacklewell Arms, London

Other forthcoming US dates

Mar 5th - Museum of Skateboarding, LA
May 30th - MTL Concert Venue & Lounge, Riverside

For more information please contact:
kate@stereosanctity.co.uk / t. +44 7812 607 230