Stockholm-based four-piece Clutter have announced their debut album, Sugar Rush, set for release on October 2 via PNKSLM Recordings. Alongside the announcement, the band share new single ‘Grease Baby’, another irresistible glimpse into the thrilling world of one of Scandinavia’s most exciting new guitar bands, along with a video directed by Måns Nyman.
Influenced by generations of DIY outsiders including Bikini Kill, Pavement, Sonic Youth and even the fictional chaos of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Clutter have quickly become known for balancing punk immediacy with emotional vulnerability.
That balance sits at the heart of ‘Grease Baby’, a warm yet emotionally conflicted summer anthem that captures the dizzy contradictions of youth, desire and self-comparison. Built around fuzzy rock’n’roll guitars, motorik rhythms and shimmering melodies, the song teeters between admiration, insecurity and longing. Written by Emma French after a summer trip to Greece, the track explores the strange emotional duality of idolising someone while quietly measuring yourself against them.
Speaking on the new single, Clutter say: “’Grease Baby’ paints a picture of a vacation. Of a never-ending summer and longing for something more, not quite knowing what. It’s a warm and kraut like rock song with elements of pop. It’s a happy sad song about yearning with a beautiful summer as a back-drop. Grease meets the sea.”
Sugar Rush:
- GirlvsHeart
- Everything Suxx
- Hello Kitty
- Pop Rock Sugar Rush
- Robot
- Grease Baby
- C.L.U.T.T.E.R
- I Wish I Could Keep It Together
- Fame
- Unbothered
