If rock ‘n’ roll had a middle finger, it’d be raised to the sky in The Red Lite District’s scorching single “You Were Never In Love”. The Glasgow four-piece serves as the lead track off their upcoming Life Won’t Wait EP (out October 21 via Sodeh Records). Produced by studio maestro Andy Miller (Mogwai, De Rosa) at Gargleblast Studios, the track is like a wild cocktail of Nirvana’s knotty anguish and The Stooges’ psychotic brag—a sonic Molotov, basically.
Fresh off injecting new blood with drummer Vitali Siliuk, the band sounds like a nitro-boosted engine on the verge of explosion. Siliuk’s drumming isn’t just a backbone; it’s more of a wrecking ball, pushing the track with primal, sweat-drenched fury. Guitar work slashes through like a serrated knife and the front-and-centre vocals scream with an unkempt passion, showing us everything about the song’s nihilistic pulsation—a growl against love’s hollow shells. No gentle goodbye here—just a scorched earth policy.
“You Were Never In Love” is the opening salvo in an EP that sees The Red Lite District reclaiming their punk roots with a vengeance. Tracks like the speedball punk of “Brute” and the grunge-soaked “Be Adored” promise a no-frills adrenaline rush, but this single stands as their fiercest statement yet. With Siliuk’s arrival, the band’s chemistry crackles like a live wire, proving that even after seven releases with Miller, they’re still hungry, still pissed, still vital.
Mark your calendars: “You Were Never In Love” is out everywhere, “Bored” drops June 1, followed by “Brute” on August 15, before the full EP detonates in October. If you’re craving rock that’s loud, urgent, and dripping with Scottish defiance, stalk their Bandcamp or catch them tearing up UK stages soon. The Red Lite District isn’t here to serenade you—they’re here to scorch the earth. Turn it up, or get out of the way.