DUNSTAN BRUCE (FORMERLY of that there Chumbawamba) has released a new solo seven-inch single on Heavy Medication Records today (26 July 2024).

Title track Fucking Expensive is backed by PIN Number on a release that comes in a limited edition white vinyl / white sleeve combo, or a less limited black vinyl / black sleeve duo.

The release is also offered for sale to the rich and unwary in an extortionately priced digital-only version (you see what he did there…).

Bruce assures those with tender ears that there will also be a radio-friendly version of Fucking Expensive [wonder what that’s going to be called?] and that nothing about the contents of PIN Number is radio hostile.

Agent provocateur Dunstan Bruce made his mark on both the underground and mainstream as a member of anarchist punk band Chumbawamba, having sung lead vocals on their smash hit “Tubthumping”. Now, Dunstan has recorded his first solo effort under his own name, a subversive new single titled “Fucking Expensive”.

Some say that simple ideas work best, and this new release proves that — everything about this song holds your attention, and that’s really saying something these days.

Huge beats pull the song along like a truck, cinematic orchestral strings create tension, and Dunstan’s vocals hold everyone and everything to account. From the get-go, the song hooks you in, inviting the listener to join in on every verse and chorus. (We think It’s quite an earworm!)

“Fucking Expensive” is punk in every way, only without the guitars — a new anthem for the crazy times we currently live in that everyone can relate to. Both FE and its funk-tinged flipside “PIN Number” eschew genre, but Dunstan’s punk roots still shine.

For this single, Dunstan collaborated with producers Tarn Willers and Jimi Ogden who captured his distinctive vocals while delivering two tracks crafted with originality and inspired style. Dunstan recorded the tracks in Brighton in the studio of MY LIFE STORY frontman Jake Shillingford, whose vocals also appear on both tracks .

Heavy Medication Records

Dunstan Bruce. 2024. Fucking Expensive. Heavy Medication Records. https://heavymedicationrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fucking-expensive-pin-number Released: 26 July 2024.

Dunstan Bruce - Fucking Expensive single