YHWH Nailgun detail debut album 45 Pounds, share “Sickle Walk”

YHWH Nailgun, the New York-four piece making some of the most tense and exciting rock music in North America, have announced their debut album. 45 Pounds drops on March 21 via AD93/Many Hats, and its new single “Sickle Walk” is out today.

For newcomers and existing heads alike, “Sickle Walk” is a prime cut of YHWH Nailgun at the peak of their powers. Zack Borzone sings like he’s got a sleep paralysis demon on his chest, sputtering and wheezing with a rhythm and tenor that merges Playboi Carti with a David Lynch villain. His presence is made more visceral by the surrounding instrumentation, a disembowelling of post-punk and jazz traditions that at once has the energy of an abandoned house and a furnace on the verge of explosion.

You can hear “Sickle Walk” in the music video below, followed by the 45 Pounds cover art. In April, YHWH Nailgun will embark on a North American tour across the United States and Canada; find those dates below.

April 11 – Ukie Club – Philadelphia, PA
April 12 – Middle East (Upstairs) – Boston, MA
April 13 – Songbyrd – Washington D.C.
April 15 – The Pinhook – Durham, NC
April 16 – Vinyl – Atlanta, GA
April 18 – Three Links – Dallas, TX
April 19 – The Ballroom – Austin, TX
April 22 – Palabra – Phoenix, AZ
April 23 – The Echo – Los Angeles, CA
April 24 – New Parish – Oakland, CA
April 26 – Fox Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
April 27 – Barboza – Seattle, WA
April 28 – Holocene – Portland, OR
April 30 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
May 1 – Globe Hall – Denver, CO
May 3 – Early Entry – Minneapolis, MN
May 4 – Sleeping Village – Chicago, IL
May 6 – Bovine Sex Club – Toronto, ON
May 7 – L’Escogriffe – Montreal, QC
May 16 – Elsewhere – Brooklyn, NY