For Once in Your Life, Just “Whip It Around” with Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol
There’s something to be said about doing one thing and doing it well. Then there’s the old axiom that “brevity is the soul of wit,” or basically don’t overstay your welcome. Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol takes both of those things, boils them down to their bare essentials, and demands that you fucking whip it around.
In their newest single, appropriately named “Whip It Around,” Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol ask — no, they demand — that you take it and whip it around. There’s no wiggle room for compromise, as this is just one of 11 new tracks off their upcoming album Big Dumb Riffs, releasing on March 22.
Apparent believers of the Faith No More definition of whatever “it” is, the song is an instant earworm. I mean, I’ve been telling everyone within ear shot to just whip it all the way around town. And that’s by design, as bassist Aaron Metzdorf explains how the band approached writing this time around.
“The whole writing process was: ‘What if we just played two notes the whole song? What if we tuned down to almost unusable string tension?’ What if we write a record that will make everyone say ‘wow that is dumb’? Leo and I really move around on stage a lot. Being a dingus is crucial to the groove. All these riffs were designed to allow us to act bigger and dumber on stage.”
Listening to this track, it really seems like these guys don’t have a pretentious atom in their bodies. It’s all in service of the riff, the groove, and doing whatever the fuck they want. And that shit’s awesome.
Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol is also heading out on a U.S. tour next month, with dates starting on March 9 in Houston, Texas and coming to a close on May 10 in San Antonio, Texas. You can find the full list of dates below and whip it around in person.
Big Dumb Riffs will be available for streaming or purchase on March 22, but you can preorder your copy today.
RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL LIVE 2024:
03/09 Houston, TX – Moontower Sudworks
03/11 Austin, TX – Hotel Vegas – SXSW
03/22 Austin, TX – St Elmo Brew – album release show
03/23 Dallas, TX – Double Wide
03/27 Phoenix, AZ – Linger Longer Lounge
03/28 Los Angeles, CA – Resident
03/29 San Francisco, CA – Kilowatt
03/30 Sacramento, CA – Cafe Colonial
04/02 Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
04/03 Portland, OR – Mano Oculta
04/05 Salt Lake City, UT – Quarters DLC
04/06 Denver, CO – Hi-Dive
04/19 Nashville, TN – The Basement
04/20 Atlanta, GA – The Earl
04/22 Charlotte, NC – Snug Harbor
04/23 Silver Spring, MD – Quarry House Tavern
04/24 Millersville, PA – Phantom Planet
04/25 Cambridge, MA – Middle East Upstairs
04/26 Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
04/27 Philadelphia, PA – King Fu Necktie
04/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Club Cafe
04/30 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Tavern
05/01 Detroit, MI – Lager House
05/02 Chicago, IL – The Hideout
05/03 St. Louis, MO – The Sinkhole
05/04 Kansas City, MO – miniBar
05/10 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
