I hadn’t heard of Diet Cig until an email appeared in my inbox with a request to post some news about their new single, ‘Tummy Ache’.  I was intrigued by their album artwork and the fact that the band is only a two piece. I can’t remember the last time I listened to a song that was so infectious and really got under my skin.

The band describes the track as an “approach to punk with radical softness” as well as “the shout into my pillow when what I’m saying isn’t being heard”. The contrast in those two descriptions was enough for me to hit play and I haven’t looked back since. As a result of listening to this emotive track that tackles oppression and sexism, I’ve not been able to stop singing “it’s hard to be a punk while wearing a skirt,” for a week now.