Scraped Ankles Unveils New Album “Hard Times Furious Dancing” Alongside Catchy Single “Raoul”

New Album Announcement

Screaming Ankles have unveiled their latest album 'Hard Times Furious Dancing' alongside a new single titled 'Raoul'. For additional information, see below.

The album marks the experimental dance-punk quartet's fourth release and is scheduled to drop on March 28 via Leaf (Pre-Save/Preorder Here).

Its title is derived from Alice Walker's poetry collection Hard times call for fierce dancing, with Walker being quoted in the press release: “We can still hold the line of beauty, shape and beat. No small achievements in a world as complex as this… tough times call for fierce dancing. Each of us is proof.”

New Single and Music Video

As part of the announcement, Screaming Ankles presented the first glimpse of the album with their captivating disco-punk single “Raul.” The accompanying music video is equally disorienting, filmed with what seems to be a vintage video camera and featuring unsettling Halloween masks. Check it out below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgjr-ydito8

Tracklist for “Hard Times Furious Dancing”

1 'Pay the Rent'
2 'Personal Responsibilities'
3 'Raoul'
4 'Dancing in Transit'
5 'Where is Kaganer?'
6 'Smart World'
7 'Hagen Im Garten'
8 '摆烂 Bai lan'
9 'Closely Observed'

Screaming Ankles are set to embark on a UK tour later this year, kicking off in Bedford on March 5th and making a stop at London Fabric on May 15th. Tickets can be found Here, along with the complete list of tour dates below.

“Hard Times Furious Dancing” 2025 Tour Dates:

MARCH
5 – Bedford Esquires, Bedford
6 – Junction, Cambridge
7 – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
8 – Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester
11 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield
12 – Crescent, York
13 – Georgian Theatre, Stockton-on-Tees
14 – Room 2, Glasgow
15 – Rough Trade, Liverpool
18 – Bar Faces, Reading
19 – CLWB Ifor Bach, Cardiff
20 – Lantern Hall, Bristol
21 – Bunnies and Racers, Birmingham
22 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham

MAY
9 – The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
10 – Kitten, Guildford
13 – Old Market, Brighton
14 – Papillon, Southampton
15 – Fabric, London
16 – Tin, Coventry
17 – Melkester Festival @ Projekts SkatePark, Manchester

This upcoming album will be their first since 2021's Forest About Your Troubles, and according to the press release, the London band aims to “make sense of the enduring chaos of modernity,” addressing topics like “technocratic rulers, the cost of living crisis, and simply paying the rent.”