Frankie and the Witch Fingers are officially back to scramble your brainwaves. The LA psych-punk powerhouse just dropped their latest single Dead Silence, a gnarly taste of what’s to come on their upcoming album, ‘Trash Classic,’ out June 6, 2025 via The Reverberation Appreciation Society and Greenway Records.
And because they love their fans loud and sweaty, the band’s also rolling out three intimate album release shows in the days leading up to the record drop:
- May 30 – Shacklewell Arms, London
- June 5 – Berlin, New York City
- June 7 – Permanent Records Roadhouse, Los Angeles
These are going to be the kind of shows you tell your weird grandkids about. Don’t miss ‘em.
Dead Silence – A Jet-Engine Screamer
Dead Silence isn’t just a rager—it’s got a proper origin story. The band first crossed paths with producer Maryam Qudus (Spacemoth) at a festival in Boise. Cut to a year later, and she’s deep in the guts of ‘Trash Classic,’ co-engineering, twisting knobs, and helping sculpt the record’s jagged edge.
Fun fact: on the plane ride home from that festival, guitarist Josh recorded the plane taking off. That roar? It made its way into the bridge of Dead Silence. It’s a crusty little time capsule that somehow perfectly fits into the band’s universe of sonic mayhem.
Maryam didn’t just tweak knobs—she distorted, haunted, and splashed her voice all over the record. Her fingerprints are everywhere, turning ‘Trash Classic’ into something that buzzes, mutates, and snarls like a living thing.
‘Trash Classic’ Is Coming for Your Brain
This is not a drill. ‘Trash Classic’ is the band’s wildest evolution yet—an industrial-strength cocktail of proto-punk venom, synth-punk chaos, and sludgy new wave grime. Think: blown-out basslines, synths that sound like dying neon signs, and vocals that bounce between a sneer and a smirk.
The songs were born in the industrial sprawl of Vernon, California—surrounded by rusted RVs and machinery that’s seen better days—but the magic happened at Tiny Telephone Studio in Oakland. Under Qudus’ mad-scientist watch, the band pushed themselves into new territory: cartoon rituals to kick off each session, candy binges late at night, and unpredictable experiments that gave each track a pulse of its own.
This isn’t just an album—it’s a beautifully warped document of controlled chaos. ‘Trash Classic’ is a glittering trash fire of overindulgence, toxic joy, and sonic salvation.
‘Trash Classic’ track list
- Channel Rot
- T.V. Baby
- Dead Silence
- Fucksake
- Economy
- Eggs Laid Brain
- Out of the Flesh
- Total Reset
- Conducting Experiments
- Gutter Priestess
- Trash Classic
Live and Unleashed
Starting this month, Frankie and the Witch Fingers are taking their mind-melting live show around the world. The 2025 tour kicks off at the Sonic Whip Festival in the Netherlands and barrels through Europe before lighting up the US later this summer and fall. Some dates will feature support from fellow freaks Iguana Death Cult and Population II.
Trust us—if you haven’t seen them live yet, now’s the time.
Frankie and the Witch Fingers 2025 Tour Dates
(Intimate album release shows marked with ^)
(Shows with Iguana Death Cult marked with °)
(Shows with Population II marked with *)
May 16 – Nijmegen, NL – Sonic Whip Festival
May 17 – Diksmuide, BE – 4AD
May 20 – Lyon, FR – Épicerie Moderne
May 21 – Biarritz, FR – Atabal
May 22 – Rouen, FR – Le 106
May 23 – London, UK – Wide Awake Festival
May 25 – Berlin, DE – Desertfest
May 27 – Cherbourg, FR – Le Circuit
May 28 – Brighton, UK – Daltons
May 30 – London, UK – Shacklewell Arms ^
May 31 – Bristol, UK – Strange Brew
June 1 – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
June 5 – Berlin – New York, NY ^
June 7 – Permanent Records Roadhouse – Los Angeles, CA ^
July 15 – Felton Music Hall – Felton, CA °
July 16 – The Chapel – San Francisco, CA °
July 19 – The Den – Portland, OR °
July 20 – The Pearl – Vancouver, BC °
July 23 – Shrine Social Club – Boise, ID °
July 24 – Urban Lounge – Salt Lake City, UT °
July 25 – Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO °
July 26 – Underground Music Showcase – Denver, CO
July 27 – Sister Bar – Albuquerque, NM °
July 29 – Hotel Congress – Tucson, AZ °
July 30 – Rebel Lounge – Phoenix, AZ °
July 31 – Swan Diver – Las Vegas, NV °
August 1 – Belly Up – Solana Beach, CA °
August 2 – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA °
August 31 – Bumbershoot Music Festival – Seattle, WA
September 19 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY *
September 20 – First Unitarian Church – Philadelphia, PA *
September 21 – Songbyrd – Washington, DC *
September 23 – Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC *
September 24 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA *
September 26 – Chelsea’s Live – Baton Rouge, LA *
September 27 – Dan Electros – Houston, TX *
September 28 – To Be Announced – Austin, TX
September 29 – Tulips – Fort Worth, TX *
October 1 – Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL *
October 2 – Turf Club – Minneapolis, MN *
October 3 – X-Ray Arcade – Cudahy, WI *
October 4 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH *
October 5 – Third Man Records – Detroit, MI *
October 7 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON *
October 8 – Foufounes Électriques – Montréal, QC *
October 9 – Oxbow Brewing – Portland, ME *
October 10 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA *
October 11 – Lark Hall – Albany, NY *
Stay tuned, stay strange, and get ready to ride the wave of ‘Trash Classic’. It’s gonna be loud, weird, and unforgettable.
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