Teenage Tom Petties

Teenage Tom Petties’ fourth album, Rally The Tropes, finds the slacker jangle-punk band at their most unhinged yet. Recorded live over two frantic days at Big Nice Studio with Bradford Krieger (Friendship, Horse Jumper of Love), its eight tracks blast past in 18 minutes of hollered back-and-forth vocals, fried feedback, and happy mistakes. TTP cranked firmly into the red.

After time together in both England and the US, vocalist/guitarist Tom Brown (also of jangle-pop duo Rural France) wrote the record as a celebration of what the band represents and has become: five previous strangers who somehow came together across the Atlantic to bang out fuzz-laden songs that were only originally meant for the bedroom or garage.

A love letter to DIY rock ‘n’ roll, Rally The Tropes is a record (and title) that splits the difference between AC/DC and GbV. One moment it’s throwing out insane Thin Lizzy dual-guitar lines (Faculty), the next it’s talking of ‘bounce house bad boys’ as an Oasis-sized riff pounds you over the head (Kudzu Pop).

Alongside Tom, TTP features Jim Quinn (bass), Galen Richmond and James Brown (guitars), and Jeff Hamm (drums).

Rally The Tropes is out 24/10/25 on Safe Suburban Records and Repeating Cloud.