Australian trio Cable Ties are back today with another thrilling preview from their second album and Merge debut, Far Enough, out March 27! “Self-Made Man” is a scathing, caustic “ode” to those who have failed upwards, delivered with the group’s playful and cathartic punk attack that will undoubtedly get you moving. It arrives alongside an Oscar O’Shea-directed music video featuring performances from the band and their community. Check it out now:

As guitarist and singer Jenny McKechnie explains, one usually knows when they’ve crossed paths with the archetype at the center of the track: “The Self-Made Man created wealth through the exploitation of other people and abuse of public resources. He doesn’t care about the suffering of others because—in his eyes—he got what he deserved through hard work, and they have not. It is inconvenient for the Self-Made Man to analyse systems of oppression which he has manipulated for his own gain. Those things are just a distraction from hard work and getting what you want.”

McKechnie concludes with hope, as it’s the overarching theme across Far Enough: “You can’t make meaningful change if your only goal is creating the ‘perfect version of you’ who is more hard-working or more woke than everyone else. You have to allow yourself and others to be fallible.”

Renowned for their incendiary live shows, Cable Ties have organized DIY festivals, volunteered for not-for-profit music camp Girls Rock!, and played with the likes of Joan Jett, The Kills, Amyl & the Sniffers, Camp Cope, and Tropical Fuck Storm. They make their American debut next month with shows in LA (including the recently announced Burgerama 2020), NYC, and at South by Southwest, followed by a European tour in April. Stay tuned for a full SXSW performance schedule. 

In case you missed it, watch Cable Ties’ equally potent Far Enough single “Sandcastles” and pre-order the album today on CD, LP, and translucent amber and black swirl Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, or wherever records are sold.

Cable Ties on tour:
Jan 18 Melbourne, AU – Fitz Ritz
Feb 14 Yarra Valley, AU – Gaytimes
Feb 15 Darebin, AU – Something Unlimited 2020
Feb 28 Sydney, AU – Vic On The Park
Feb 29 Wollongong, AU – Farmer and the Owl Festival
Mar 12 Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
Mar 17–21 Austin, TX – SXSW
Mar 26 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
Apr 03 Glasgow, UK – Glad Cafe
Apr 04 Manchester, UK – The Castle Hotel
Apr 05 Brighton, UK – The Hope & Ruin
Apr 07 London, UK – Old Blue Last
Apr 09 Paris, FR – L’Espace B
Apr 10 Rotterdam, NL – V11
Apr 13 Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
Apr 14 Berlin, DE – Zukunft 
Apr 24 Sydney, AU – Waywards
Apr 25 Port Kembla, AU – Servo
Apr 26 Canberra, AU – Transit
May 01 Adelaide, AU – The Golden Wattle
May 02 Melbourne, AU – The Corner Hotel
May 15 Perth, AU – Four5Nine
May 16 Fremantle, AU – Mojos
May 24 Brisbane, AU – The Foundry