Amyl and the Sniffers “U Should Not Be Doing That” 2024. B2B Records, limited edition 7″ single. The latest single Amyl & the Sniffers (their first release since 2021!) adds a hefty dose of funk to their punk. It’s basically a fuck-you from singer Amy Taylor to the naysayers criticizing her look and performance (I’ve seen Amyl play several times: the band works their asses off and Amy can dress and dance however she pleases). Taylor says about the track: “[It’s] poking fun at the shock that people still feel at a little bit of skimpy clothing, and the bitchy high school way that the music community still is (yes I’m talking to you random 40 year old metalheads sitting around a table doing lines and bitching about a 28 year old chick in a band for wearing shorts and ‘selling out’)…” The video has Taylor engaged in a dance-off with actor Steven Ogg (The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul) through the gritty streets of Los Angeles. It’s hilarious (and a draw). Side B has the track “Facts” which is a bit more true-to-form Sniffers: more thunderous, head-banging garage punk than funk with a great anthemic chorus.