Smirk, a project from Nick Vicario, shared the new song "Going Off To Die" this week, which appears on Speculative Fiction, out on July 3 on Smoking Room.
The new album, the press release tells us, "deals with a new twist on an age-old theme for punk rock: unrest in the suburbs. Instead this version of unrest deals with looking back on past indiscretions and dealing with their repercussions -- disruption of the old life, settling into the new and the reflection that comes with it. These thoughtful lyrics and themes, when paired with Vicario’s guitar pop confection, makes for a unique juxtaposition."
Vicario has previously played with The Diskords, Cower, Public Eye, Cemento, Crisis Man, and more.
Speculative Fiction is Smirk's third release, following Material (2022).
Smirk will be touring along the US East Coast later this summer.
Live Dates:
Jul 29 – Philadelphia, PA - The Pouch
Jul 30 – Richmond, VA - Cobra Cabana
Jul 31 – Baltimore, MD - Ottobar Upstairs
Aug 01 – Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
Aug 02 – Kingston, NY - KBK Studios
Aug 04 – Turners Falls, MA - Rendezvous
Aug 05 – Boston, MA - Deep Cuts
Aug 06 – Providence, RI - News Cafe
Speculative Fiction Tracklist:
01 - Greetings
02 - Victimry
03 - Cheap Greed
04 - Going Off To Die
05 - Sistine Junk
06 - Dog Years
07 - I Shall Be Released
08 - Perfect World
09 - Abide
10 - Ritual Torture
11 - Interlude
12 - Shit Song
13 - Crime Pays
