Bristol, UK folk-punk/emo trio Toodles & The Hectic Pity are delighted to announce that their debut album Hold Onto Happiness With Both Hands will be released on 23rd June 2023 via Bristol independent champions Specialist Subject Records.

To celebrate the announcement, the band have revealed lead single Emotionally Unclean which is set for release on 11th April 2023.

Commenting on the single, the band say: “This was probably always envisioned as ‘the hit’ and our attempt to write something quite poppy. It attempts to voice some less-than admirable instincts when you need to create space for your self-development and your own mental health, while also fighting the need for external affirmation from other people. It’s sort of a ‘careful what you wish for’ song. Really, no one’s going to come along and cure you.”

They perform at Santiago’s in Leeds on May 19th.