Lynks announces their debut album, ABOMINATION

Working with Josh Baxter (PVA) on "CPR", Lynks set out to explore men with saviour complexes: “There’s this temptation to shrink yourself and make yourself seem all helpless and vulnerable with those guys, so they get to feel like some Big Strong Man protecting you. CPR felt like the perfect metaphor for that weird dynamic,” says Lynks. “I first had the idea for CPR while doing a first-aid course at my old job. I was mid-chest compression on my dummy, and suddenly the chorus just came into my head over the rhythm of my hands on the doll. I quickly ran to the toilet to do a voicenote, then got back to saving imaginary lives,” they add.

"CPR" follows from recent singles, "(What Did You Expect From) Sex With A Stranger" "USE IT OR LOSE IT" and "NEW BOYFRIEND".

Throughout the album Lynks takes us on a dizzying tour of modern queer culture via casual sex, references to Sean Cody, and a one-sided love affair with a straight tennis coach. Self-written, self-produced, self-effacing and self-aggrandising, their debut album brings together half a decade’s worth of artistic and personal progression. "I think on the EPs, I was trying so hard to get anyone to pay attention," Lynks jokes. "Early on I was like “well, every song needs to be a hilarious concept.” Whereas this album, there’s quite a few of those, but there’s also songs that aren’t necessarily funny, or they’re exploring an idea rather than being really specific."

To support the album, Lynks will be heading off on a massive UK and EU tour including stops in Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Margate, and their biggest London headline show at KOKO on 17 April.

Tracklist:

1. USE IT OR LOSE IT
2. NEW BOYFRIEND
3. CPR
4. (WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM) SEX WITH A STRANGER
5. TENNIS SONG
6. I FEEL LIKE SHIT
7. ROOM 116
8. LEVITICUS 18
9. ABOMINATION
10. LUCKY
11. SMALL TALK
12. LYNKS THINKS
13. FLASH IN THE PAN