Bristol’s post garage punk trio Holy Popes have announced that their debut self titled album will be released on 27th January 2023 via Man Demolish Records, the three-piece will also be playing a special album release show in Bristol at The Golden Lion on release day in celebration. To round out the news, the band have also revealed a mind-bending video for their new single, Pencils. Another jarring, staccato spear of angry post garage punk from the trio, Pencils is about the complexities of the male experience within relationships, and how patriarchal masculinity won’t allow men to express multi-faceted layers of emotion. “This repression often leads to toxic behaviours in relationships, and can easily progress into emotional or physical abuse. By rejecting patriarchal masculi...