Bodega have returned with new single ‘Pick Up the Check’, a song that guitarist/vocalist (and director of this song’s video) Ben Hozie says is ‘set at an imagined date at a faux fancy restaurant w/ art deco wallpaper and fish-tank ambience. I know too many friends who tolerate unfulfilling relationships (either romantic, platonic, artistic, or business) out of politeness or fear of letting others down. You don’t have to. The real danger of spending time w/ people who don’t inspire is how their way of being rubs off on your mind and persona. Strike the set, rewrite the draft, and pick up the (metaphorical) check.”

Recorded in Leeds with producer Matt Peel (Yard Act, Divorce) and mixed in Brighton with Theo Verney (English Teacher, Lime Garden), the song has a baggy undertone with elements of ‘Weirdo’-era Charlatans blending with shoegazey soundscapes and some forthright vocals, especially in its chorus: ‘Think out of your trance, raise your hand, take a stand’.

Tour dates

08/07 – New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage [FREE] %
19/08 – Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere (Rooftop)
04/09 – Tenerife, ESP @ Phe Festival
05/09 – Miranda de Ebro, ESP @ Ebrovisión Festival
07/09 – Madrid, ESP @ El Sol
08/09 – Valencia, ESP @ 16 Toneladas
09/09 – Barcelona, ESP @ Upload
10/09 – Zaragoza, ESP @ La Lata de Bombillas
11/09 – Donostlia, ESP @ Boga Boga Festival
13/09 – Asten-Heusden, NL @ Misty Fields Festival
15/09 – London, UK @ 100 Club
16/09 – Paris, FR @ Pop Up!
11/10 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater ^
13/10 – Midvale, UT @ The Pearl on Main ^
14/10 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club ^
15/10 – Portland, OR @ Hathorne ^
16/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Wise Hall ^
18/10 – Seattle, WA @ Crocodile ^
21/10 – Reno, NV @ Holland Project ^
22/10 – Fresno, CA @ Strummers ^
23/10 – Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone ^
24/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom ^
% w/ Spoon + Ratboys
^ w/ Cheekface