{"id":2222798,"date":"2026-01-05T13:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2222798"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:29:11","slug":"the-molotovs-share-song-to-all-you-hateful-bastards-with-pretty-angry-new-single-get-a-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-molotovs-share-song-to-all-you-hateful-bastards-with-pretty-angry-new-single-get-a-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Molotovs share song &#8220;to all you hateful bastards&#8221; with &#8220;pretty angry&#8221; new single &#8216;Get A Life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-molotovs\">The Molotovs<\/a> have released an intense new single called \u2018Get A Life\u2019, which they say is for all of the \u201chateful bastards\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The track marks the latest preview of the band\u2019s forthcoming album \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sex-pistols-and-green-day-approved-the-molotovs-announce-debut-album-wasted-on-youth-with-frenetic-single-todays-gonna-be-our-day-3871785\">Wasted On Youth<\/a>\u2019, and serves as the opening track that sets the mood for the punk-focused record.<\/p>\n<p>Coming in at just under two minutes long, the song is an immense hit of energy from start to finish, and sees the teenage siblings, Matt and Issey Cartlidge, capture the perfect blend of punk and indie influences that first put them on the map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Are you ready \/ For me to take you somewhere?\/ Do I frustrate you\/ Like chewing gum stuck in your hair?<\/em>\u201d the lyrics belt, backed by intense, fast-paced guitar riffs and a racing drum beat.<\/p>\n<p>The band have also already previewed the song at various live shows lately, and now given the official release, they quipped online that it was a track written to appeal to \u201call you hateful bastards\u201d out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Get A Life\u2019 is one of those tracks where as soon as the opening riffs come in, the whole room goes mad,\u201d explained Matt. \u201cIt\u2019s a punk song. We love Buzzcocks, Libertines, The Horrors, The Jam, the Pistols \u2013 we love The Undertones. It\u2019s a pretty angry song, pretty pointed, and I can\u2019t possibly tell you who it\u2019s directed at!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Get A Life\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7sJSIG11y4Tz9GFFTMtWbt?si=DIYy9mR-ScyI3B1-isrmXQ&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The song follows on from the teenage siblings playing more than 600 shows over the years and locking in support slots for the likes of huge names including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sex-pistols-frank-carter-royal-albert-hall-london-teenage-cancer-trust-watch-video-photos-setlist-3849152\">Sex Pistols feat Frank Carter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/blondie\">Blondie<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-libertines\">The Libertines<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/iggy-pop\">Iggy Pop<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-damned\">The Damned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It also comes on the heels of them achieving numerous Top 10 slots with singles including \u2018More More More\u2019, \u2018Today\u2019s Gonna Be Our Day\u2019 and \u2018Rhythm Of Yourself\u2019, and alongside them helping to save the historic Bush Hall venue in West London.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBush Hall is very important to us and we were proud to play a show 2024 \u2013 with a surprise appearance from Sex Pistol Paul Cook \u2013 that capped off the campaign to save it,\u201d said Issey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut so many other vital venues are struggling to stay afloat. The UK has a long history of producing some of the greatest rock acts in the world but without the right places to play, those artists will struggle to grow and break through.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTGWwqzjZCK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tomorrow (Tuesday January 6), the band kick off a UK headline \u2018Wasted On Youth\u2019 tour with an opening night in Glasgow. Then, throughout the rest of the month they will make stops in Leeds, Manchester, Bristol, Birmingham and more.<\/p>\n<p>After a stop at Banquet Records At Kingston College and Resident Music in Brighton at the end of the month, shows continue into February with further appearances in London, Liverpool and Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fthe-molotovs-tickets%2Fartist%2F1027176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit here for tickets<\/a>, check out a list of shows below, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themolotovs.os.fan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order the new record here<\/a> (out January 30 via Marshall).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DSXD9iqDXQ1\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>The Molotovs\u2019 2026 UK tour dates are:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>JANUARY<\/strong><br \/><strong>6 \u2013 King Tuts, Glasgow<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Lending Room, Leeds<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Gorilla, Manchester<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Thekla, Bristol <\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 The Cavern, Exeter<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Esquires, Bedford<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield <\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 The Bootleg Social, Blackpool<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 The Sugarmill, Stoke<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Monks Waterside, Aylesbury <\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 The Brook, Southampton<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 The Black Prince, Northampton<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 The Waterfront Studio, Norwich <\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 Banquet Records At Kingston College, Kingston<\/strong><br \/><strong>31 \u2013 Resident Music, Shop, Brighton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEBRUARY<\/strong><br \/><strong>1 \u2013 Rough Trade, Denmark Street, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>2 \u2013 Sister Ray at 100 Club, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 HMV, Shop, Cardiff<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Jacaranda Records, Shop, Liverpool<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the run up to their album release, last month The Molotovs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-the-molotovs-shut-down-oasis-street-in-soho-with-christmas-guerrilla-gig-for-the-big-issue-3919693\">shut down \u2018Oasis Street\u2019 in Soho with a Christmas guerrilla gig in aid of <em>The Big Issue<\/em>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the campaign, Matt said: \u201cOne of the tragedies of the struggles facing society today is that so many people get left behind. <em>The Big Issue<\/em> does an amazing job at helping people but it\u2019s down to the rest of us to make sure vendors, just like everyone else, are true parts of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After their headline tour, the band will <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/yungblud-adds-more-dates-2026-uk-arena-tour-tickets-reveals-the-molotovs-support-act-3902767\">support Yungblud on his UK and Ireland arena tour next spring<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-great-escape-2025-175-new-names-join-line-up-with-skunk-anansie-maruja-the-molotovs-and-more-nme-radar-3851227\">play The Great Escape Festival<\/a> alongside <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/lists\/nme-100\/the-nme-100-essential-emerging-artists-for-2025-3834328\">NME 100 2025<\/a> alumni Maruja, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/nia-smith\">Nia Smith<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/ugly\">Ugly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Molotovs have released an intense new single called \u2018Get A Life\u2019, which they say is for all of the \u201chateful bastards\u201d. 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