Perth hardcore outfit Pincer+ have shared their furious new single Pulling Strings, out via Greyscale Records today. The quintet also announced earlier this week that they will tour across Australia this September with Vulvodynia. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines.
Pulling Strings is produced, written and recorded entirely in-house by Pincer+, and targets toxic manipulators. A barrage of unrelenting anger, Pulling Strings takes aim at people who claim the victim after inciting the hurt and destruction themselves. “A lot of people have dealt with manipulators, repressors, and generally toxic people in their lives,” says vocalist Jacson Robb.
“More often than not, these toxic types of people claw through life one victim at a time – following similar patterns of behaviour and burning down bridges, relationships, reputation and much of what lies in their path, later going on to victimise themselves and paint situations out as themselves being the ones that are hard done by. Nobody should have time for these sorts of people. This song is a call-out to anyone that tries to pass off the toxicity of manipulation, play the victim and paint themselves as a decent human being. Get in the bin.”
Earlier this week, the band also announced they’ll tour across the nation in September supporting South African deathcore outfit Vulvodynia‘s tour alongside label mates Mélancolia. The tour will visit Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Tickets are on sale now.
