Interview With The Lowcocks
- Suzy King
- Jun 17
- 5 min read
Tell us about your latest release
In the process of releasing our new EP, titled “The Forgotten” on June 17 2025 (today!).
Released the third single from this EP on May 20 2025.
What was the recording process like? Was it in a studio or do you do it all
yourselves?
We’ve recorded at a few different studios, and now Ryan has a recording studio set up in his basement, where we did our most recent EP. Being our own producers gives us control over the timeframe as well as a bit less stress around recording times, since we’re not paying a studio by the hour.
Our fate is in our hands, we can make what we want and ensure we are staying true to our values and intent, without worries about being under deadline or having contractual
obligations to fulfill.
Ryan also mixed this track, as well as the other three tracks from this upcoming EP, and said he enjoyed the chance to stretch his creative muscles and get into the guts of how recording works.
How do you guys write the songs?
Sometimes there’s events that happen in the world and you pick up your guitar and write
about it, sometimes it’s a riff Ryan can’t get out of his head, or a tune Nick’s been fiddling
around with, and we build a song around that…a lot of times there’s something going on
emotionally or personally and Annie will say “write me something angry so I can scream
about this” and the train starts rolling.
A lot of our songs have a political bent, but we have songs about Annie’s scumbag ex-
husband, kids in foster care, heartbreak, losing your virginity, police surveillance, fighting
with your parents - there isn’t one theme we stick to, more whatever fits with the music and
what we’re passionate about finds its way into the lyrics.
What were your main influences while writing?
All of us are big punk rock fans of course, and I know everyone says this, but our band’s
musical influences are all over the map, which makes our music interesting and keeps us
from getting stale. Nick, our bassist, is obsessed with funk, sludge, and (somehow?) also
The Viagra Boys and Devo; Zac is mostly into folk punk and noise; Ryan brings in
rockabilly/psychobilly, soul, and Motown; Anne tends toward 60s revolution rock and blues,80s hardcore, 90s riot girrrrl, and 2010s metalcore.
As a band, we tend to bring in all of our favorites to our music; we probably have most
musical similarities with bands like Amyl and the Sniffers, A Global Threat, The Distillers,
and The Suicide Machines.
What is your favourite song on the new release and why?
Our newest song, “The Forgotten” was released May 20th; it’s the third single released from our upcoming EP, and we’re so excited about it!
The song centers immigration detention centers, especially at the southern US border, and
the experience of children who arrive without the safety of relatives. The experimental, non-traditional structure and discordant, brutal vocal lines reflect the incense subject matter, intentionally unsettling listeners without losing our signature energy - one of the things we’re known for.
“The Forgotten” has been in the works for a while, and really started fermenting during
Trump’s first term, when there started to be news coverage of people crossing the
US/Mexico border. The idea of anyone being in a cage - but especially kids - was infuriating and heartbreaking, and Annie couldn’t help but make it into a song.
How did you come up with the name of the release?
It was a challenge trying to name the dang EP, so we decided to name it after a song because we couldn’t agree on a separate name. :D These are the real, visceral struggles we had to face, and such battles brought all of us much closer together. We didn’t set out to be inspirations, but we humbly accept the task.
How did the band get together?
The Lowcocks have technically been playing together since 2017…but it all started with a Craigslist ad. Both Ryan (guitar) and Annie (vocals) were looking for a project, and responded to the same ad asking for people interested in forming a punk band. Looking back, it feels almost like the old days, when musicians would connect through newspapers and end up creating magic.
Like so many others, Covid killed the band’s momentum; the pandemic forced us to take time off to prioritize health, our families, and really wrestle with life. During this time, Ryan was connected with our bassist, Nick, by a bartender at his neighborhood bar; when our drummer dropped out due to health concerns, Nick brought in a drummer he’d played with in Bay City, Zac - and our current lineup was born.
Although we were not really active for a few years, lots of songs came out of down time, which allowed us to come back strong and hit the ground running with our album Contender (released last fall).
We’ve been writing and performing together for the past four years and having a great time doing it; We are having so much fun working on our EP and our new album; the four of us have really gelled and are writing more interesting music, experimenting with different melodic structures and lyrics, and making sure we’re being goofy enough in the process. Not to spoil anything, but one of our current songs in progress is named ‘Son of Danger Zone’ and we plan to film a music video playing it while ‘skydiving’ on a green screen…because we can.
How did you come up with the name for the band?
Ryan and Annie were drinking in his attic, throwing names down on a whiteboard, but
nothing was really hitting right. In the midst of this PBR-fueled brainstorm, he brought up a
guy he’d played beer league hockey with, who’d gotten a tattoo of a rooster hanging low by knee “so he could say his cock was hanging low.” As a female fronted band who loves a good dick joke, we couldn’t resist - and so, The Lowcocks was born. Whether we’ll get matching tattoos at some point…well, that remains to be seen.
Have you got any gigs or a tour coming up where people can hear the songs
live?
We’re currently booking out into summer/fall, and have a few weekend tours throughout the Midwest scheduled. Our next gig is July 26 - Punk Rock Night @ The Melody Inn (Indianapolis, IN)
The Lowcocks’ music is on all major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music,
YouTube, or wherever finer music is enjoyed; digital purchases are also available.
Purchases of physical media, including cds, vinyl, and merch can be made from our website,
www.TheLowcocks.com or at any of our live shows.
We are on social media platforms as @TheLowcocks; our links are below:
What are your plans for the next few months?
We are in the process of releasing new songs this spring, all as part of our upcoming “Forgotten” EP, scheduled for full release on June 17th 2025, and are looking forward to touring and meeting more people in more places!
Follow us on socials (@TheLowcocks) on all platforms - it truly does make a difference. Follow and listen on Spotify. Buy merch so we can afford to keep recording and keep making cool shit. :D
Come out to a show - or reach out to us about playing a show in your city!
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