{"id":45489,"date":"2026-05-02T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45489"},"modified":"2026-05-02T07:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:11:28","slug":"gottlieb-go-inward-on-new-single-i-started-carrying-a-knife-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45489","title":{"rendered":"Gottlieb go inward on new single \u2018I Started Carrying a Knife Today\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Los Angeles anarcho-punk collective Gottlieb<\/strong> have dropped their latest single, I Started Carrying a Knife Today<\/em>, and it hits different from what they’ve given us before. This one’s personal \u2014 uncomfortably, beautifully personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The track comes off their debut LP ‘The Far Fallen Fruit’<\/strong>, due out May 1<\/strong> on Quiet Panic, and where their previous singles pointed fingers at systems and streets, this one turns the lens inward. It’s about that quiet psychological shift \u2014 the moment you stop being open and start being guarded. The moment survival starts costing you something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Knife as Metaphor (and Not)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Vocalist Andrew Pescara<\/strong> wrote the song on an actual day he started carrying an actual knife. He’s upfront about what that meant:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“This symbolized a closing off from the world; the knife is an allegory for dishonesty, which we all use at varying degrees as a measure of self-protection.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That tension bleeds right into the lyrics \u2014 paranoia coiling around something almost confessional. It’s not a protest song. It’s a fracture song. And it lands hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Them Live<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gottlieb celebrate the release with a show at Oblivion in Los Angeles on May 2<\/strong>, followed by West Coast dates and a full U.S. tour through June and July. This is a band built for the room \u2014 don’t sleep on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tour Dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

May<\/strong>
May 2 \u2014 Los Angeles, CA @ Oblivion (Record Release)<\/em>
May 23 \u2014 Berkeley, CA @ Gilman (Punk In The Bay Benefit Fest)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

June \/ July U.S. Tour<\/strong>
June 11 \u2014 Phoenix, AZ @ Central Arts Market
June 12 \u2014 Grand Junction, CO @ North Ave DIY
June 13 \u2014 Boulder, CO @ Unit5
June 14 \u2014 Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s
June 16 \u2014 Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
June 17 \u2014 Detroit, MI @ TBA
June 18 \u2014 Kalamazoo, MI @ The Runoff
June 19 \u2014 Columbus, OH @ Dirty Dungarees
June 20 \u2014 Pittsburgh, PA @ Shred Shed
June 21 \u2014 New York, NY @ Sleepwalk Brooklyn
June 23 \u2014 Baltimore, MD @ TBA
June 24 \u2014 Charlotte, NC @ TBA
June 25 \u2014 Bristol, VA @ Youth Against Fascism
June 26 \u2014 Atlanta, GA @ Culture Shock
June 27 \u2014 Little Rock, AR @ Vino’s
June 28 \u2014 Oklahoma City, OK @ Grand Royale
June 29 \u2014 Albuquerque, NM @ Rens Den
July 1 \u2014 Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Museum
July 2 \u2014 Las Vegas, NV @ TBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Record<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

‘The Far Fallen Fruit’ was entirely self-produced \u2014 recording, mixing, artwork, all of it. That autonomy shows. The band draws on the DNA of Ceremony, Crass, and Refused<\/strong> without sounding like a tribute act. There’s post-punk tension underneath the hardcore ferocity, hooks buried in the noise, and politics that aren’t a coat of paint \u2014 they’re the foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Idioteq<\/em> put it, fans of Chat Pile, Idles, Soul Glo, Militarie Gun, and Bob Vylan<\/strong> are going to want in on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘The Far Fallen Fruit’ \u2014 Track Listing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Pipe Bomb<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What Are You Worth?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. American Blood<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Dogs, Pt. 1 (Joy to Distract from Resistance)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. City on the Hill<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Optimized Child<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Dogs, Pt. 2 (The Far Fallen Fruit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. I Started Carrying a Knife Today<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. White Vans<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Sugar Packets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Stream Here<\/a> | Pre-Order Vinyl<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stream I Started Carrying a Knife Today<\/em> now, and pre-order the limited edition vinyl while you still can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Los Angeles anarcho-punk collective Gottlieb have dropped their latest single, I Started Carrying a Knife Today, and it hits different from what they’ve given us […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907,4165],"tags":[14120,14122,13583,14121,5932,1694,829,13378,925,9991,14123],"class_list":["post-45489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-punk","tag-anarcho-punk","tag-gottlieb","tag-hardcore","tag-i-started-carrying-a-knife-today","tag-idles","tag-los-angeles","tag-new-music","tag-new-single","tag-post-punk","tag-quiet-panic","tag-the-far-fallen-fruit"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_0738-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1707","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bPH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42982,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42982","url_meta":{"origin":45489,"position":0},"title":"M.U.T.T. roars back with \u2018Toughest Street In Town\u2019: A gritty punk salute to San Francisco","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Born from the fallout of Culture Abuse\u2019s chaotic split, Bay Area bruisers\u00a0M.U.T.T.\u00a0are back with a vengeance\u2014and a snarling new single to prove it. 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