And Then There Was...

Charlie Manning is CHUBBY AND THE GANG.

The 30-something-year-old born-and-bred

Londoner kicked off the project in 2019 with

the intention of blending hardcore punk with

the most infectious elements of '70s rock 'n'

roll and doo-wop. Charlie brought in a 'gang'

of rotating instrumentalists performing

on the albums Speed Kills (2020) and The

Mutt's Nuts (2021), both released through

Partisan Records. Fast forward to now, and

for the release of the upcoming album And

Then There Was..., CHUBBY AND THE GANG

joins long-running hardcore label Flatspot

Records.

The album is 16 songs written and performed

by Charlie, produced by Jonah Falco, and

recorded and mixed by James Atckinson.

It's a mix of control and chaos, love and

loneliness, rage and vulnerability. The songs

scream to be heard in a live setting, but feel

just as at home playing over the speakers of

a dimly lit local pub. 'There's A Devil In The

Jukebox' is a roaring punk track. 'The Bonnie

Banks' storytelling nature leads to repetitive

refrain that is begging to be shouted along

with. There's the raucous and simply put

'Anticop.' An expansive, drawn-out moment

of facing mortality on 'To Fade Away.' And

the record ends with an emotive piano ballad

in 'Cocaine Sunday.' Throughout And Then

There Was..., Charlie exposes his prowess

for melody and exposition of true self.

In the five years CHUBBY AND THE GANG has

existed, the band has done more than most

in the double that time frame. An extensive

65-date UK tour, sharing the stage with

chief influence THE NEW YORK HOUNDS,

celebrating Christmas and Valentine's Day

with original anthems. It's no surprise the

band has garnered praise across the globe

and across media with features on Rolling

Stone, Pitchfork, The Guardian, NME and

more. Inching towards the release of album

number three, CHUBBY AND THE GANG is

primed to continue to be an enthralling voice

of authenticity in the world of punk and

beyond. For him though, the only goal is to

'Play good shows. Have good times.'

TRACK LIST

1. Neither The Day, Nor The Hour

2. There's A Devil In The Jukebox

3. To Be Young

4. The Bonnie Banks

5. The Ravelin

6. Anticop

7. Some To Make You Better, Some To

Make You Sick

8. To Fade Away*

9. Company I Don't Want To Keep

10. Love Song (A Response)

11. Since You Said Goodbye

12. Trepanning

13. A Lust For More*

14. Wish You Were Here

15. Two Hearts

16. Cocaine Sunday

*CD + Cassette Only