"Let's Hang Out" Featured on Birthday Cake For Breakfast

Music blog Birthday Cake For Breakfast featured Wife Patrol’s “Let’s Hang Out” on its September 2020 Listening Post. Along with a strong write up on the track, the song was included in a Spotify playlist with bands such as Sonic Youth, XTC, and more.

Here’s what writer Andy Hughes had to say about “Let’s Hang Out”:

Sleater-Kinney territory permeating through this super-catchy new one from Indianapolis based trio Wife Patrol. ‘Let’s Hang Out‘ is earworm central from their hotly tipped debut album out this month.

She Makes Music Interviews Wife Patrol

Ahead of the release of their debut album, Too Prickly For This World, the members of Wife Patrol provided an interview for UK music blog She Make Music. The interview was originally published on August 27, 2020 and can be read here.

Festival Lingua Franca Interviews Wife Patrol

Wife Patrol sat down with Daniel G. Wilson, musician and founder of Festival Lingua Franca, a music festival dedicated to showcasing loud rock and underground bands with BBI&POC members in Toronto, Canada. The band talked about the upcoming album, Too Prickly For This World, how it deals with racism and sexism both on and off stage, and lots of references to Canadian TV shows and music.

Note: This interview was recorded during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, which is why the band appears in masks for each other’s safety.

On this episode of the interview series Daniel talks with Indianapolis based alt-rock band Wife Patrol. Check out wife patrol at:

Wife Patrol on Angry Grrrl Music Podcast

Wife Patrol was a guest on the Angry Grrrl Music of the Indie Rock Persuasion podcast, which was published on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. In a fun, hour and forty-two-minute conversation, the band discusses the new album Too Prickly For This World, its songwriting process, and other random topics. Check out the podcast below or on your favorite podcast app (links here).

Host Amanda Starling writes:

Wife Patrol is what happens when serendipity and high energy combine. The Indianapolis-based band has a new record, Too Prickly For This World, and it showcases how sharp, thoughtful, and impactful the trio's songwriting can be. Nicole, Natasha, and Greg join this week to share stories of their early love of music, their matching last names, riffs, and so much more.

Bandcamp features Wife Patrol Debut LP as "New And Notable"

Bandcamp included Wife Patrol’s debut LP Too Prickly For This World in its “New And Notable” feature for the August 20, 2020 edition. Writer Mariana Timony said of the upcoming album:

Wife Patrol make instantly catchy alt rock with streaks of punk, new wave, and metal, overlaid with Bangles-esque harmonies.

The album will be released on September, 4, 2020, the next Bandcamp Friday.

Wife Patrol featured in Get In Her Ears July 2020 Playlist

Check out the new Wife Patrol single “Let’s Hang Out” featured on the Get In Her Ears July Playlist. The song was also featured on the Get In Her Ears radio hour on Hoxton Radio in Shoreditch London on Thursday, July 16, 2020. Here that show here.

Here’s what Features Editor Kate Crudgington had to say about “Let’s Hang Out”:

Set to release their debut album Too Prickly For This World on 4th September, Indiana-based Wife Patrol explore everything from power structures, toxic culture, friendship and bad weather in their music. ‘Let’s Hang Out’ is their debut single, and it’s filled with punchy beats and catchy riffs.

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