BADSQUATCH Releases 'All My Friends Are Parasites' Single; Nebraska Tour October–November

BADSQUATCH has released a new single and video titled 'All My Friends Are Parasites.' The track is described as straight out of an old-school thrash catalogue, complete with ripping guitars featuring Cinthya Blackcat on lead, and a snarling attitude of somebody who is completely fed up with the people around them. The song will be the final single from his upcoming debut album, a fourteen-track mental health piece that he says is an account of his journey of learning what it is to be human.

As people grow into more knowledgeable, centered, and complete versions of themselves, there's a common experience that happens during stages of growth where one finally wakes up to realize that certain relationships are more one-sided than others. It's a difficult moment to understand that people you may even love don't reciprocate the same respect or value for the connection that you do, and when you are only pouring into others, yet they never pour back, it becomes a very draining relationship to be in. Harder still, is learning to set new boundaries with these people as you move forward in your life on the journey to becoming the best version of yourself. Sometimes in that learning process, those boundaries can be vehemently and even harshly laid down.

BADSQUATCH's journey to understand what it means to be human speaks on this with an explosion of exasperation in this new song. He talks of drowning in empathy, some unapologetic boundary-setting, and even straight up pointing the finger at you with a big 'you suck'. Following all of his gnashing of teeth, he does round out the song to include himself by changing the lyric to 'we' all suck. Maybe he's reminding himself, or us, that we all can be an emotional vampire, and the journey that it is to be human involves a sense of self awareness, especially when one wants to grow.

Tour Dates

Thursday October 8th @ Copper Dollar Ranch in Plattsmouth, NE

Friday October 9th @ Culinary Dropout in Omaha, NE

Friday October 16th @ Brokedown Palace in Omaha, NE

Friday October 23rd @ Smitty's Place in Rushville, NE

Saturday October 24th @ The Vet's Club in Valentine, NE

Thursday October 29th @ Jay's in Omaha, NE

Friday October 30th @ One More Bar in Lincoln, NE

Thurs. November 5th @ 1867 in Lincoln, NE w/ With A Vengeance (Tommy Vext)