Publicist UK

Post-Punk Revival Quartet

Publicist UK is a band that combines members of Municipal Waste, Revocation, Goes Cube, and Freshkills to form a sound that blends elements of post-punk and new wave with metal and hardcore. The band formed in 2013 when guitarist David Obuchowski and Zachary Lipez (who had toured together with their bands Goes Cube and Freshkills respectively) began writing songs long distance; Obuchowski in Colorado, and Lipez in New York. Shortly thereafter, Obuchowski met up with his old friend and Revocation bassist Brett Bamberger (who'd he'd toured with when Brett was the bass player of East Of The Wall). Obuchowski showed Bamberger the two songs he and Lipez had been working on, and Bamberger was in. That same weekend, Bamberger went to Richmond, Virginia and paid a visit to his friend Dave Witte (Municipal Waste, ex-Burnt By The Sun). After hearing the songs, Witte immediately offered his talents, and was quickly welcomed into the fold. In the summer of 2014, the band posted a single demo, which saw instant coverage from Decibel Magazine, MetalSucks.net, and many others. Later that same summer, Noisey premiered another demo, and stated that, “unlimited beer, nudity, thick-cut bacon, and Publicist UK are things that you need in your life!” The media attention, to say nothing of the supergroup’s innovative and dynamic take on post-punk, were more than enough to catch the eye of Relapse Records, who signed the band in the fall of 2014.