Spanish Needles, which plays Bayboro Brewing in St. Petersburg, Florida on May 31, 2024. Credit: Photo by Joey Clay

Spanish Needles finally released its five-track debut earlier this month, and if you’re not a fan of the everyday working class life, Sifting Through The Wreckage might be up your alley.

Frontman Anthony Ateek and his three-year-old punk-rock outfit depict admiration for local unions, disdain for toxic, hypocritical managers, and frustration with not being able to notice young kids struggling before their troubles come back to bite them in the ass later on down the road.

“When those signs are ignored, an all too familiar outcome tends to rear its ugly head,” Ateek told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.

He also didn’t take time to rack his brain for song titles, so he just named every track after comedy actors. But knowing George Carlin (who shares a name with the EP’s first track), he was probably ultra pro-union.

Tickets to see Spanish Needles play St. Pete’s Bayboro Brewing on Friday, May 31 are still available and start at $10.

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This article appears in May 30 – Jun 5, 2024.