The Faroe Islands’ queer vegan punk prophets are unleashing 37 songs in 30 minutes, and somehow that’s still not fast enough for them.
Let’s get one thing straight. Joe & The Shitboys are not here to play nice. They’re here to scream at your meat-eating uncle, get banned from polite society, and probably hump a mic stand for good measure. And now, the self-proclaimed “queer vegan shitpunks” from the Faroe Islands are dropping their debut album Greatest Shits on August 29th via Alcopop! Records.
Yes, the album’s called Greatest Shits. Yes, it has 37 tracks. No, it does not break the 30-minute mark. Time is fake, and punk is eternal.
Imagine If The Sex Pistols Were Gay, Vegan, and Actually Funny
Joe & The Shitboys are like if someone blended Dead Kennedys, Peaches, and a nihilist Greenpeace intern, then made them perform in a fjord. Their songs are short, savage, and smarter than they pretend to be. They’re the band equivalent of screaming into a sustainable tote bag, and they’ve got Iggy Pop in their corner.
That’s right. Iggy. Pop called them “the most exciting band in the world right now” and played them for Travis Barker while Rick Rubin hovered nearby, presumably levitating.
You know how rare it is for punk bands to be endorsed by legends and still act like they’ll egg your car for using plastic straws? Exactly.
SUCKBOI: The Anti-Fuckboi Anthem
If you’re thinking this is just noisy edge-lord nonsense, think again, bitch.
One of their latest singles, SUCKBOI, is a heartfelt punk ballad (yes, really) about emotionally intelligent, mutually respectful queer sex. “He jacks you off while he fucks you in the ass,” explains Joe, and you know what? That’s called service.
It’s an ode to the good ones. The soft bois. The kings of aftercare.
Meanwhile, its twin track, LABELS, goes full nuclear on capitalism, performative identity, and the tragic irony of a concept store in Amsterdam literally called We Are Labels. Joe saw it, and the punk neurons just started firing.
What Even Is This Album?
Greatest Shits is technically their debut LP, but it’s also a compilation of their three blistering EPs, Reson For Hardcore Vibes 1–3, plus the brand new DAM. EP, which sounds like a threat, and probably is.
It’s 37 tracks of pure, fast, funny fury, recorded straight to analog tape in Amsterdam because, of course, it was. It’s also the only record you’ll hear this year that will make you laugh, rage, and question your dog’s dietary ethics.
Live Shows That Feel Like Getting Jumped By Glitter
If you haven’t seen them live, rectify that immediately. Sets rarely pass 15 minutes. Joe roasts the audience between songs like a feral roastmaster general. Gigs take place on rooftops, in tunnels, in toilets, at anarchist festivals and regrettably, probably your wedding next.
They’ve already played Roskilde, End of the Road, and the opening ceremony of a North Atlantic undersea tunnel, because why not turn infrastructure into a mosh pit?
TL;DR – Greatest Shits Is:
- 37 tracks in 30 minutes
- Punk for the queer, the angry, the chronically online, and the terminally hot
- Loved by Iggy Pop, feared by your dad
- A sonic wedgie aimed at meatheads, machismo, and late-stage capitalism
- Out August 29th, 2025, on Alcopop! Records
So yeah. This isn’t just a debut album. It’s middle finger dipped in vegan mayo. A reminder that punk isn’t dead, it’s just gotten queerer, cleverer, and a lot more willing to call you out for microaggressions at the merch table.
Let the record show: Joe & The Shitboys aren’t making noise for the sake of it.
They’re making noise because you’re not loud enough.
Pre-order Greatest Shits now
Visit Alcopop! Records
Stream SUCKBOI / LABELS wherever you get your emotional validation
Wash your hands. Save the planet. You dumb shit.
Stay unruly.
