“The follow-up to 2016’s Nosebleed Weekend finds the trio unapologetically presenting themselves through their music. Sometimes that takes the form of tracks like lead single “Bimbo”, which saw the Atlanta garage outfit take a crunchier pop turn. Then there are songs like “F the NRA”, a thrashing political anthem that refuses to hide its anger.”
– Consequence of Sound
“With it’s pretty singing and harmonies, it’s a gentle curveball…at least until the chorus hits and The Coathangers we know reemerge.”
– Brooklyn Vegan, on “Bimbo”
“The Coathangers have crafted their best record yet.” – Uncut
“The Coathangers have established themselves as masters of the punk tradition” – BUST
“One of their most impressive musical moments yet” – Uproxx
Get The Devil You Know on LP/CD/Cassette/Digital
In their early years, Atlanta trio The Coathangers were very much of the classic punk ethos—the band was a live entity, and the records were a document of the charisma and chaos projected from stage. But after 12 years of relentlessly touring on a steady flow of EPs and LPs, The Coathangers finally took a moment to recalibrate before diving into the creation of their sixth studio album The Devil You Know. The band regrouped to make an album that captures all the vitality of their early years while honing their individual strengths into new communal achievements. It’s a record that takes their established takes on vitriolic punk, playful house-party anthems, and heartworn ballads and melds them into a new sound that retains all their former live show glories while revealing a new level of songwriting and nuance. “The writing process was done with an open heart,” says guitarist/vocalist Julia Kugel. “Everything that came before had to go away. And we started there, at ground zero.” With each album, you could hear the individual songwriters honing their style. But with The Devil You Know, it feels like we’re hearing the first Coathangers record written as a true unit.
Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to release The Devil You Know to the world on March 8, 2019 on CD, a limited run of 300 cassettes, digital formats, and an initial pressing of 3,000 LPs with 500 copies on MAYDAY (sold out) color vinyl, 500 on LUCKY DEVIL (The Coathangers exclusive) color vinyl, and 2000 on BITTERSWEET color vinyl. The vinyl version includes foil on the cover of the LP jacket, a printed inner sleeve, and a download card.
