RUDE

On their second album, indie-rock punks Spiritual Cramp take you on a spin through the fictional radio station Wild 87 and their “San Francisco rude boy” sound. Led by vocalist Michael Bingham and bassist Mike Fenton, Spiritual Cramp embraces a musical style that references the Ramones (“Go Back Home”), Interpol (“Automatic”), and Devo (“Young Offenders”), among others. *RUDE* is a love letter to their stomping grounds that includes a middle finger to Bingham’s new home of LA on “True Love (Is Hard to Find).” “I Hate the Way I Look” self-loathes in the tongue-in-cheek spirit of Viagra Boys, while “Violence in the Supermarket” goes full dub, and in an unexpected twist, Bingham duets with LA singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten on the reggae-inflected “You’ve Got My Number.”

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Zippy punk, razor-sharp wit and anarchy in the USA define this second album from San Franciscan rudeboys Spiritual Cramp.

San Francisco punk band Spiritual Cramp are back with their second album, following on from their righteously received 2023 debut. ‘Rude’ explores the

Rude by Spiritual Cramp album review for Northern Transmissions by Victor Gonzalez. The LP is now available via Blue Grape Music and DSPs