Bristol, UK punk rock ‘n rollers Split Dogs are back with the first taste of their upcoming new album, Nice ‘N’ Rough, that is due for release on September 25th via Venn Records. Titled Rock ‘N’ Roll Business, the new single sees Split Dogs hardly pausing for breath as they roar through two-minutes-forty seconds of prime heads down, no nonsense high voltage strut. Their heroic approach to touring and relentless gigging in the EU and UK over the last two years has seen the band turn heads and win hearts wherever they go, and there’s no stopping them now. 2026 already sees the band heading out on their own headline tour this month, before multiple festival appearances, a headline German tour in July, a string of instore performances in September and an EU tour with Canadian rockers Danko Jones in October, and that’s just for starters. Split Dogs do things on their own terms only and Rock ‘N’ Roll Business perfectly demonstrates that.
“Rock ‘N’ Roll Business imagines the music industry as a classic British gangster film, Dirty deeds, big egos and people you wouldn’t trust with your last ciggie. It’s tongue-in-cheek but it’s also our big middle finger to the whole thing cus it’s mostly true. Half the time it’s run like a shady deal in a British gangster film, so that’s exactly how we made the video. The day before the shoot we realised we needed a proper classic motor. A mate of ours who gets tattooed by Mil linked us up with Pip and his amazing black Chevrolet Chevelle. We asked him if he wanted to be in the video, told him the vibe and he just said, “I’m your man, you want me in black leather? The garage we used is another mate of ours. He let us use his garage in exchange for a tattoo.”
Recorded at The Station House, a recording studio based in a repurposed Victorian police station in Leeds, Split Dogs quickly discovered the studio also boasts one of the country’s finest VHS collections. Fuelled with classics like Heavy Metal, Nightmare on Elm Street, and a Tina Turner live tape, the Bristol based four-piece went to work capturing their sophomore album with producer Jonah Falco (Fucked Up) and engineer James Atkinson (Voorhees). The result is thirteen thumping tracks featuring lightning-fast guitar licks, raspy hooks and cues from greats like Plasmatics, New York Dolls, Motörhead and The Stooges. Front-person Harry Martinez delivers a larger-than-life, undeniable rock ‘n’ roll performance, injecting the band’s reputable live energy straight into the vocal booth.
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