{
  "id": 1720343,
  "title": "The Tubs – “Now And Then”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/the-tubs-now-and-then",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:38:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Stereogum",
    "slug": "stereogum",
    "url": "https://stereogum.com/2508600/the-tubs-now-and-then/music/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tubs have been described as a Celtic jangle boyband in a new press release. The band, who are Merge signees, have been releasing new music this summer with their album Hard Life. The group has shared advance tracks including \"Who s Gonna Love You Now?\" and \"Stoop To Me.\"\n\nThe third preview, \"Now And Then,\" is an intensely pulsing new wave guitar song. Owen Williams, one of the band members, writes from two personas on Hard Life. Some songs are sung from his usual self-absorbed perspective, while others are delivered by a scolding voice fed up with the other persona's indulgent behavior.\n\nWilliams explains that the new tune is a classic cuck-rock tune about a period where he fooled himself into thinking occasional dating would be a sustainable arrangement. Hard Life is set to be released on September 11th via Merge Records.",
  "summary": "A new press release today describes the Tubs as a \"Celtic jangle boyband.\" I love that, and I love them. The new Merge signees have been rolling out new album Hard Life this summer, sharing the advance tracks \" Who's Gonna Love You Now? \" and \" Stoop To Me .\" They've got a third preview on deck today, an intensely pulsing new wave guitar banger called \"Now And Then.\" The post The Tubs – “Now And…",
  "key_points": [
    "The Tubs described as Celtic jangle boyband",
    "\"Now And Then\" is pulsing new wave guitar song",
    "Album Hard Life releases September 11th via Merge Records"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}