Portuguese post-punk insurgents Them Flying Monkeys share the exhilarating new single ‘Big Boy’.
Louder and sharper than ever, the single brings an intense sense of energy, through its fuzzy guitar tones, tight offbeat drums and barked lead vocals. Released via gig.ROCKS! and Only Lovers Records, the single release is couple with the announcement of the announcement of a full UK + EU tour kicking off in January 2026.
‘Big Boy’ finds the band diving headfirst into their obsession with dance music, without shedding the distortion, heft, or unpredictability that’s defined their output to date. Opening with a pitch shifted guitar which seems to reference IDLES’ ‘Grounds’, the bands use of pitch shifting and heavy distortion on the guitar work is bought to life by the spotless production. Visceral, uncompromising, and built for catharsis the track fuses the reckless energy of post-punk with the sweat-soaked pulse of indie-sleaze, packing energy and intent through the sharp, expressive vocal delivery and tight musicianship.
At its core, ‘Big Boy’ taps into the uneasy limbo between youth and responsibility: where noise becomes vulnerability, where bravado masks uncertainty, and where pretending can feel like a survival tactic.
Ironically, the song that now announces their next era nearly didn’t make it past demo stage.
“Big Boy was supposed to be the weaker of two demos we took into the studio”, the band admits. “There was no chorus, the ideas were raw, and most parts were missing instruments. But as we started tracking and restructuring, we got excited about what was taking shape. We decided to release it first — probably intoxicated by the thrill of watching a song transform and come to life.”
That metamorphosis was guided by producer Jeremy R. G. Snyder, whose fingerprints can be found on genre-defining projects from IDLES, Fontaines D.C., Sprints, and Gilla Band. Under his direction, ‘Big Boy’ mutates from skeletal idea into something monstrous and brilliant.
Listen for yourself below and see the full list of upcoming tour dates:
8/1/26, Bristol, The Exchange with Dreamwave
9/1/26, London, The Shacklewell Arms with FEZ
10/1/26, Brighton, The Prince Albert with Kitchen Lover
13/1/26, Paris, Supersonic
14/1/26, Rouen, Le 3 Pieces
15/1/26, Gent, Klub9030
16/1/26, Groningen, ESNS 2026
17/1/26, Hamburg, Hafenklang
