# DIESEL BOY Releases New Single “Dirty Dishes”

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- Published: 2023-06-09T16:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Diesel Boy Releases New Single “Dirty Dishes”**

#### **“Gets Old” The Band’s First New Album Since 2001, Out July 28 on SBÄM Records**

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U.S. band **Diesel Boy** has just released **“Dirty Dishes,”** the next single off
the punk favorites’ upcoming album **‘Gets Old’** out July 28 on SBÄM Records.

Frontman Dave Lake says, _““Dirty Dishes” is a breakup song. It’s about the demise
of a long relationship, which left me displaced, both literally and emotionally.
The breakup forced me to look hard at myself and the choices I’d made. _

_“The song is about unpacking what went wrong in the relationship while trying not
to lose sight of the great things that also came out it. _

_“The third verse breakdown was a dream I had, where I was a horror movie villain.
That imagery seemed like an apt metaphor for confronting the part of myself that
wants to hide in the shadows. We all have dirty dishes. Hopefully they don’t stack
up too high.”_

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Dirty Dishes

[⌊Dirty Dishes⌉⌊Dirty Dishes⌉
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A lot has changed since Diesel Boy last made a record. Three presidents have been
sworn in, its members made five kids, the record business collapsed, oh and there
was that pesky pandemic. But after twenty years away, the beloved punk rock quartet
is back with a new record, their first shows in decades, and a fresh outlook on 
playing music.

_“In a genre of music that is over saturated with joke bands, Diesel Boy stands 
above the pack.” — **Punknews**_

_“The band expand the boundaries of its punk-pop sound while keeping its trademark
snotty humor intact.” — **Allmusic**_

_“Diesel Boy employ obscure references like they’re Thomas Pynchon.” — **Village
Voice**_

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Diesel Boy formed in 1993 on the campus of Sonoma State University in California’s
wine country, where several members went to school. By 1996, they had generated 
enough of a buzz locally to become the first band signed to Fat Wreck Chords’ imprint
Honest Don’s, releasing four albums for the label and logging tens of thousands 
of miles in their Ford Econoline van alongside a who’s who of the era’s notable 
punk acts.

Burned out after heavy touring, the band decided to catch their collective breath
and returned to civilian life in the early 2000s, trading punk clubs and van life
for marriages and mortgages. Life remained busy, but with a different set of responsibilities.

Fast forward two decades, and Diesel Boy’s members have settled comfortably into
middle age. But over the pandemic, the band realized how much they missed playing
together, missed connecting with their fans, who still tallied over a million streams
on Spotify each year alone. Not wanting to just be a legacy act, the band decided
to focus on making a new record as the vehicle for their return. Now based in Seattle,
returning members Diesel Dave (vocals and guitar) and Greg Hensley (bass) are joined
by Chad Philipps (guitar) and Christopher Thomas (drums), two rad dudes whose musical
chops add new layers to the band’s skate punk sound.

The quartet holed up in Christopher’s basement and began assembling the dozen songs
that make up their fifth album, “Gets Old,” their first since 2001. Though the band’s
lineup has changed, the songs are classic Diesel Boy. “Gets Old” manages a delicate
high wire act, balancing the snarky and the sincere, the melodic and the muscular.

The album is littered with the band’s trademark pop culture references and features
songs about music festival bros (“Festival Summer”), sad black metal fans (“Corpse
Paint Blues”), chess-playing automatons (“The Turk”), and fellow songwriters who
died too soon (“Two Stones”). It was produced by Matt Bayles, known for his work
with Pearl Jam, Mastodon, and Botch, who leans equally into the guitar-heavy sound
he is known for while flexing his pop sensibilities.

The album is a whole lot of fun, showcasing a musical evolution that simultaneously
picks up right where Diesel Boy left off. The first single “[Bismarck](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/05/diesel-boy-makes-triumphant-return-with-new-single-bismarck/),”
is a pop-punk banger featuring a guest appearance by Kim Warnick of legendary Seattle
band The Fastbacks.

To support the album, Diesel Boy will hit Europe this summer, playing the Brakrock,
Punk Rock Holiday, and Tells Bells festivals, as well as several headlining shows.
The band will also play stateside before they depart, with dates in their now-home
of the Pacific Northwest to follow.

**Tour Dates:** 
07.07.23 Portland, OR @ Dante’s with Versus the World, Dead Bars
08.07.23 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon with Versus the World, Dead Bars

04.08.23 Duffel, B – Brakrock 
05.08.23 Neunkirchen, D – Rock Your Holidays w/ Urethane&
more 06.08.23 Düsseldorf, D – Pitcher w/ Versus The World 07.08.23 Berlin, D – SO36
w/ Good Riddance 08.08.23 München, D – Unter Deck w/ Shöck 09.08.23 Wien, A – Rhiz
w/ Versus The World 10.08.23 Tolmin, SLO – Punkrock Holiday 11.08.23 Villmar, D –
Tells Bells Festival 12.08.23 Stuttgart, D – Goldmarks w/ Urethane  

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