Chubby and the Gang, the London punk outfit, led by Charlie “Chubby Charles” Manning-Walker, have damaged up. They shared the information in a short assertion posted to Instagram: “Each canine has his day, ours got here and went away. Thanks for the nice occasions sorry for the unhealthy ones and for a fantastic six years. Who fuckin loves ya? Chubby does 😈❤️🥹”.
Fashioned in 2019, Chubby and the Gang had robust ties to the last decade’s British post-hardcore scene: Manning-Walker had performed with Violent Response and Arms Race, whereas different unique members got here from the Brighton teams Vile Spirit and Gutter Knife. The band put out their debut album Speed Kills—produced by Fucked Up’s Jonah Falco and notable for boasting not one, however two theme songs—in February of 2020 on Static Shock Records.
Quickly after, Chubby and the Gang settled right into a lineup of Manning-Walker, guitarists Ethan Stahl and Tom “Razor” Hardwick, bassist Maegan Brooks Mills, and drummer Joe McMahon. They signed to Partisan, releasing The Mutt’s Nuts in 2021 and an EP, Labour of Love, early the next 12 months. Nevertheless, alongside the information of 2022’s vacation double single Chubby and the Gang Presents: A Christmas Extravaganza, Manning-Walker introduced that he had changed all members of the band except for himself. Their ultimate album, And Then There Was…, got here out final October.
Examine Velocity Kills on “The 25 Best Rock Albums of 2020,” and revisit Madison Bloom’s column “A Guide to Static Shock Records, One of the UK’s Best DIY Punk Labels.”
