{"id":99639,"date":"2025-07-21T19:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=99639"},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T20:58:59","slug":"alpha-male-tea-party-battle-crab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/alpha-male-tea-party-battle-crab\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpha Male Tea Party Release First Track in Five Years (&#8216;Battle Crab&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpudlian\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">math-rockers<strong> Alpha<\/strong><\/span><strong>\u00a0Male Tea Party<\/strong> have returned with their first track in five years. It&#8217;s called\u00a0<em>&#8216;Battle Crab&#8217;<\/em> and sees the trio depart from their usual instrumental sound with guitarist Tom Peters providing vocals.<\/p>\n<p>With its heavy riffs and polyrhythmic grooves, it makes for a welcome return for <strong>Alpha\u00a0Male Tea Party<\/strong>. The inclusion of vocals naturally opens the door for lyrics to play a central part in the three-piece&#8217;s output.\u00a0<em>&#8216;Battle Crab&#8217;<\/em>s narrative tells the story of a night out gone bad with unwarranted violence becoming an issue.\u00a0<em>\u201cBattle Crab is the anxious person\u2019s view of nightlife violence and trying not to surround yourselves with friends who only want validation through starting fights,\u201d<\/em> explains bassist Ben Griffiths. <em>\u201cIt\u2019s about saying \u2018Leave me alone, I just want to see if the jukebox has any Steely Dan.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the band&#8217;s absence, Griffths said, <em>\u201cSince the release of Infinity Stare, we&#8217;ve been pretty damn busy with things like grouting, tiling, buying sensible furniture and, above all, writing new tunes.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also addressed the addition of vocals to <strong>Alpha\u00a0Male Tea Party<\/strong>&#8216;s arsenal. \u201c<em>To further complicate matters we\u2019ve added vocals into the dense but sweet sponge pudding that is our sound. Like a toffee sauce, if you will. Here\u2019s the first example of such a delicacy. Devour at will.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The release of\u00a0<em>&#8216;Battle Crab&#8217;<\/em> comes as Peters, Griffiths, and drummer Greg Chapman prepare to return to the\u00a0<strong>ArcTanGent Festival<\/strong> next month. They&#8217;re set to play on the Yohkai stage on Friday (August 15th) afternoon. 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