AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS ANNOUNCE NEW TRACK “JERKIN”

AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS

ANNOUNCE NEW TRACK “JERKIN”

WATCH PHC DIRECTED VIDEO HERE

Photo by John Angus Stewart 2024 @phcfilms

“Amyl & The Sniffers have released the album of the Year”––Clash 

“Smart, funny, characterful, there’s virtually nothing not to like about this record”––Mojo

“Cartoon Darkness sees them poised for the Big Time, one of the best albums of the year”––NME  

“A level-up in every way” ––Brooklyn Vegan (43 Albums We’re Anticipating for Fall 2024)

“A layered approach to the world’s current status…kicking the door open to the band’s new era”––Grammy.com (15 Must-Hear Albums in October)

Amyl and The Sniffers are pleased to share “Jerkin,” the final track and video to be released in advance of their forthcoming third album Cartoon Darkness, out this Friday, October 25th 2025 via B2B Records / Virgin Music Group. 

Following the previously released “jubilant slow-burn of victory” (PASTE Best New Songs) “Big Dreams,” “Jerkin” is the third single off the forthcoming album named Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1––this is alongside 2 x Radio 1 playlists and 3 x 6 music A lists, as well as Top 10 album and single on the SubModern radio chart in the U.S. 

The new X-Rated video was directed by long-time Sniffers collaborator John Angus Stewart of PHC Films. While a censored version will appear on streaming platforms, the full, uncensored version is only available to watch on amylandthesniffers.com (for viewers 18 and older only).

Amy Taylor on “Jerkin”
“It’s good to express your anger when someone’s been pissing you off and it’s good to have humor in life, especially as a woman, when you’re meant to just passively say ‘everything’s good’ to keep everyone else comfortable. The best part about this song is that a squirter can be anybody’s genitals. I wanted to write a song to big-up “the self” while putting down the “other” because sometimes, even if it’s just for a small window, that’s the best way to laugh something off and empower yourself. World’s pissing me off and breaking my heart more than ever right now, might as well poke it back. It’s pointless but it’s cathartic.”

Director John Angus Stewart
“The level of offense that a vagina or penis can generate is absolutely bizarre. Once, Amy said to me, “If the world wasn’t so fucked up, I’d never wear clothes.” It’s the context we stamp onto our sex organs that makes them innately “offensive.” This is why we wanted to strip away the artifice and examine the body in an open, conversational way. We approached the project as if it were a performance in itself. From concept to crewing to casting, we (the production) let the project evolve in the most natural way possible, allowing our subjects to dictate their level of input based on their comfort on the day. We were learning what it was as we were making it, which is basically the opposite approach I’m used to. But because this idea was driven by people’s personalities, it felt wrong to do it any other way. We just kept pulling things further and further back until we were left with just a white wall and the human body. I want to come out of everything I do with a different perspective. Just as one’s perspective changes with an Amyl song, I want to change in the same way. I think we all walked away from the shoot with an innate need to be less prudish and give less of a shit.”

In addition to the explosive new single and video for “Jerkin,” the band has kicked off an exciting release week with an astounding 150 listening parties all across the U.S. at local indie retailers. Having already conquered North America with a slew of dates ranging from sold-out headlining club and theater gigs––including a two-night blow out at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles––to stadium shows as special guests of Foo Fighters, which included stops at New York’s Citi Field and Boston’s Fenway Park, Amyl and The Sniffers will head out next month on their sold out UK and EU tour. The band has also confirmed their biggest ever headline show at London’s Alexandra Palace, tickets now on sale. 

UK 2024/ 2025

NOV 5TH – DUBLIN – NATIONAL STADIUM SOLD OUT
NOV 6TH – GLASGOW – 02 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 7TH – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE – NX SOLD OUT
NOV 9TH – MANCHESTER – MANCHESTER ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 10TH – BIRMINGHAM 02 – ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 11TH – BRISTOL – 02 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 13TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 14TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 15TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT

JULY 5 – 2025 – LONDON – FINSBURY PARK SUPPORTING FONTAINES DC
NOV 15 – 2025 – LONDON ALEXANDRA PALACE

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