B-Movies, Beehives, and Beheadings, JOSIE COTTON Slays In Her "Day of the Gun" Video
New Wave queen Josie Cotton is back, and she is kicking ass in a series of bloody, action-packed videos she calls the Trilogy of Horror. Taking inspiration from grindhouse flicks and trash TV, the trilogy of videos features fast cars, cannibalism, kung fu, sexy babes, bikers, and gore. The songs in the trilogy are off Josie Cotton’s album Day of the Gun released via Kitten Robot. Working on the album pushed Cotton's creativity to the edge.
“Every record I’ve ever made has been kind of an experiment… a chance to morph into something else but this is the one where I go completely over the cliff. Let’s just call it a Dystopian musical with David Lynch as a re-incarnated French poodle who overthinks everything in her path.”
The first video in the trilogy was "Painting in Blood." The blood-drenched video is a tribute to Italian giallo films. “Painting in Blood” was a groovy banger with a retro sixties pop sound. That was followed by the more funky "Disco Ball" which featured Cotton as a pill-popping disco diva. Her most recent video is “Day of the Gun” which takes equal inspiration from Bruce Lee as it does Russ Meyer. “Day of the Gun” was released on October 26, 2023, right in the thick of the spooky season.
“For people who love the horror genre and b-movies, it’s Halloween all year long.”
In addition to digital formats, Day of the Gun will also be available in a split 7" with labelmates in Haley and the Crushers in November 2023. Day of the Gun features a range of musical influences including garage rock, the groovy soundtracks to swinging sixties spy thrillers, and southern rock. Cotton recruited an impressive cadre of collaborators which include Kevin Preston (Long Shot, Prima Donna), Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Lee Rocker (Stray Cats). Cotton produced and mixed the album alongside Paul Roessler (TSOL, The Screamers, Nina Hagan) at Kitten Robot Studios.
Day of the Gun Tracklist:
1. “Circle Dance”
2. “The Fathomless Tale of Silky and Sam”
3. “Day of the Gun”
4. “Overturning”
5. “The Ballad of Elvis Presley”
6. “Ukrainian Cowboy”
7. “Disco Ball”
8. “Painting in Blood”
9. “Cold War Spy”
10. “Too Beautiful”
11. “Headlights”
12. “Snappy”
Josie Cotton will promote Day of the Gun with a short west coast tour with punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes before heading east for an appearance at Fear City Fun Fest in Queens, New York.
Josie Cotton first made a splash when she provided the controversial track, “Johnny Are You Queer” on the soundtrack to the cult film Valley Girl. She is instantly a New Wave icon. Her latest release showcases the same pop sensibilities and daring songwriting that had displayed early in career, but with added depth and musicianship. Day of the Gun should be sought after by fans of Cottons 80s work and for the fans who crave more female led indie pop.
