West London five-piece Chubby and The Gang are balanced by two energies – a casual ‘f**k it’ on one side, an active ‘f**k off’ on the other. For every moment of punk imperfection, there’s an intricate flurry of detail. For every enraged statement about modern life as war, there’s a lyric like “Hello heartbreak, my old friend” that catches you off guard.

Made up of musicians from across the consistently thriving and criminally overlooked UK hardcore scene (featuring The Chisel, Big Cheese and more), Chubby and The Gang marinate its characteristic speed and sick-of-it-all energy in a mixture of 50s pop sounds. The result is a prickly take on the older, more melodic genres that punk derives from, chewing them up and spitting them out into something mangled but revitalised.

Fronted by Charlie Manning Walker (aka Chubby Charles) and backed by Tom ‘Razor’ Hardwick, Meg Brooks Mills, Ethan Stahl and Joe McMahon (aka The Gang), the band tell stories of modern London.

‘Labour of Love’ is a picture disc 7” of Chubby and The Gang love songs, released on Partisan Records (IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling).

The release follows the band’s latest album, ‘The Mutt’s Nuts’, which received critical acclaim, including:

“My favourite band on the planet right now” – Matt Wilkinson

“Vital and ferocious” – Dork (★★★★)

“Urgent and ferocious while also being addicting and catchy” – Stereogum

“‘The Mutt’s Nuts’ is the absolute dog’s bollocks” – Kerrang (★★★★)