Perennial Share New Single “Modernism”- Title Track From Forthcoming Album Due 18th September via Safe Suburban Home (UK) / Ernest Jenning Record Co (US) | Release Feature
July 16, 2026
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Share “Modernism”, the title-track from their new album, coming 18th September via Safe Suburban Home(UK) / Ernest Jenning Record Co (US)
& UK Tour
Whatever they do, whenever they do it, Perennial is quick, kinetic, sharp. Their bruising, bombastic sets have come and gone before you know it: all over but the sweating. A 20-minute marathon, on stage and in wax.
On forthcoming album Modernism – out 18th September via Safe Suburban Home – the New England mod trio’s newest full-length album, that lightning-strike chic is devoted to a pocket-symphony rave-up — a 10-song parquet session built from all the keenest bits of The Who, The Blood Brothers, Otis Redding, Stereolab, MC5, Wilson Pickett. Op art to dance to. Mellotron loops bracket electric feedback squalls; freakbeat riffs tangle up beneath Stax/Volt hooks. The band’s deep, eccentric record collections, turned into a 1,200 second action painting.
Perennial will head to the UK in October for a tour, and today share the album’s title-track “Modernism”, saying of it:
“The idea with “Modernism” was to have this sharp opening statement of purpose, but to also deconstruct the ‘fast garage rock’ template. We’re a band that wishes we wrote “Kick Out The Jams” and “Strawberry Fields Forever” in equal measure, so wherever there aren’t loud guitars there’s drum machine and mellotron and electric piano. A real technicolor punk thing.”
Immersing yourself in the midst of this blazing ensemble is exactly what you need to do. A refreshing, raucous, and high-octane adrenaline-fuelled real rock composition. The energy of Perennial is outstanding, and something that is so easily experienced in their creations, especially their latest single “Modernism“. A quick arrangement that rattles everything, bolting towards this ardent and angular melody, crashing percussion and fierce call-and-response energy emitting from the dual vocals. “Modernism” defies expectations and showcases the outfit in their element, producing something with this intoxicating edge and lasting vibe, the title track from their forthcoming album and the perfect opener to what is destined to be one of the most played records of the year.
Formed in 2015 in Connecticut, Perennial is Chad Jewett (electric guitar and vocals), Chelsey Hahn (electric organ and vocals), and Ceej Wolf (drums). Focusing on both unforgettable live shows — frenetic, joyful dance-punk rites of spring — and studio-as-instrument modernist recordings, the band has built a cult of dedicated international aficionados, one sticky-humid basement show at a time. Touring tirelessly, they honed their Motown-via-Dischord sound to a keen, glossy point. With their longtime producer Chris Teti (The World Is A Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid To Die), Perennial has added layer after layer to their sharp mod collage: free jazz, ambient electronica, big beat, dub, Musique concrète, all within explosive 90-second sprints.
Modernism is their best yet. The hooks pile high and stick fast atop dance floor strata of fuzz bass, tambourine, and Vox Continental organ jabs. Taking its cue from the tight-yet-expansive examples of The Who’s A Quick One and The Jam’s Sound Affects, Modernism marries the experimental to the ecstatic, the impressionistic to the incendiary.
Available 18th September via Safe Suburban Home (UK), Modernism is a new benchmark for one of punk music’s most intrepid aesthetic explorers.
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