Today it is with the greatest of excitement that we present you with ‘Like Soda’, the blistering new single from Mansfield’s (4122 represent) favourite sons Violent Soho and also announce that the band will be heading out on a very quick and even sweatier run of east coast dates later this month.

In September 2013, the four childhood friends from Violent Soho unleashed their third studio album 'Hungry Ghost' upon the world and in doing so, set off a chain reaction of events that no one could have predicted. Debuting at #6 on the ARIA charts and remaining in the top 50 for over a year, 'Hungry Ghost' seemingly became a favourite amongst hoards of punters not only in Australia, but also around the world as people continually shared the album with their mates.

It was this reaction that saw the band spend 2014/15 touring constantly on their own sold out headline tours and festivals like Splendour in the Grass, Groovin The Moo, Triple J's 'One Night Stand', Big Day Out, Falls Festival etc, signing deals with influential record companies SideOneDummy (US/Mexico) and Dine Alone (CAN), featuring in the top 15 of the Hottest 100, receiving multiple ARIA nominations and lastly but certainly not least, receiving the 'Album of the Year' and 'Rock Album of the Year' awards at the 2014 AIR Awards.

With all of the above under their belts, Violent Soho re-entered The Shed studios in Brisbane with producer Bryce Moorhead (the same location and producer that they worked with on Hungry Ghost) around mid August and began recording their fourth album. While they're still chipping away at the rest of the record, we're thrilled to give you the first taste of what's to come in the form of a new single titled 'Like Soda'.

'Like Soda' opens with little fanfare, simply Luke Boerdam, his guitar and as he describes, the imagery of "those empty summer afternoons in a RSL and pubs - when all the pokies are empty, beer is warm and there's nothing but horse-race noise in the background." As the song builds, the rest of Violent Soho aren't far behind and come steamrolling in at the one minute mark as the track explodes into all out chaos and fury. As Michael Richards drums drive the track on frenetic pace, Luke Henery (bass) and James Tidswell (guitar) act as the perfect support for Boerdam's lyrical tact that floods the track as he bellows out about the stale suburban life that we all play a role in.

As he reflects on the song, Boerdam reiterates, "There's no resolution in the song - its just describing a daze we're all in."

With 'Like Soda' now set free upon the world, we're also well psyched to announce that Violent Soho will be hitting the road later this month to play three small capacity shows on the east coast of Australia. These shows will be fans last chance to see the boys from #4122 tear apart stages before they run rampant through Singapore, New Zealand and all of mainland Australia next year as part of St Jerome's Laneway Festival.