Lip Critic share chaotic new single 'Jackpot' and announce NYC 'Theft Saga' residency

NewsMusic News Lip Critic share chaotic new single ‘Jackpot’ and announce NYC ‘Theft Saga’ residency "'Jackpot' is a song about risking it all, and winning it all, betting the house, and ending up with two houses, then waking up with nothing at all” By Damian Jones 11th March 2026 Lip Critic CREDIT: Justin Pietropaoli Lip Critic have shared their chaotic new single ‘Jackpot’ taken from their forthcoming new album ‘Theft World’. READ MORE: The unstoppable force of Lip Critic The track, which follows previous single ‘Legs In A Snare’, hammers the senses with fruit and slot machine sounds at a casino while frontman Bret Kaser’s belts out the track’s rowdy lyrics. Advertisement The song spirals around a “protagonist groomed by gambling ads in childhood, now grown into a man at war with his own circuitry”, according to a press release. Check it out below. “‘Jackpot’ is a song about risking it all, and winning it all, betting the house, and ending up with two houses, then waking up with nothing at all,” the band said. It features on the band’s forthcoming album ‘Theft World’, which is set for release on May 1 via Partisan Records. “’Theft World’ is an ode to the power and pervasiveness of stealing,” the band previously said of the album. “It’s about taking something ugly and using it to make something cute. It’s about eating an absurd world and falling in love with it as you digest.” Recommended The concept for the record came about while the former NME cover stars were touring their debut album, 2024’s ‘Hex Dealer’. Kaser discovered that his identity had been stolen and someone had used his information to make hundreds of purchases, including buying the band’s entire discography on Bandcamp. The band found the culprit, a young fan who said he believed the music contained hidden codes forming an scavenger hunt he’d successfully completed. But rather than getting the police involved, they recorded him describe the intricate mythology he’d imagined. Ahead of its release, Lip Critic are staging a New York residency entitled ‘Theft Saga’. The first show will take place March 21 at the Yong Xin Tan Laundromat in Brooklyn, with the second happening March 26 in Spring Bar’s Basement with the final gig at the Frost St Boxing Ring April 9. For more information visit here. Advertisement Upon the release of ‘Hex Dealer’ two years ago, NME gave it a glowing five-star review, describing it as “bold, energetic and blisteringly smart”. The review read: “Throughout ‘Hex Dealer’, Lip Critic prove why they are the band of the moment. A full-on, disruptive force emerging from their city’s underground scene – their music rides high on a bolt of infectious energy.” Related TopicsLip CriticRock You May Also Like Advertisement TRENDING Every BTS song ranked in order of greatness Mandy, Indiana’s speaker-blowing noise-punk is here to galvanise The Kooks to play The Great Escape 20th anniversary show presented by NME Christian Bale’s Frankenstein was inspired by Sid Vicious and Richey Edwards: “I’m a massive Manics fan” The biggest video game concerts you can’t miss in 2026 Advertisement More Stories Music News Violet Grohl announces debut album ‘Be Sweet To Me’ with rollicking single ‘595’ Music News Disturbed’s David Draiman invites Franz Ferdinand for discussion after calling IDF “war-mongering murderers” for “using our music without our consent” Music Interviews Garbage’s Shirley Manson on playing for Robert Smith with Placebo, beach balls, and the future of touring Music News Metallica address “frustrating” experience of fans attempting to secure Las Vegas Sphere tickets Music News Glenn Danzig’s first-ever vinyl single just sold for $10k on Discogs Music News R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe teams up with Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer and Blink-182’s Travis Barker for epic ‘Rooster’ theme song ‘I Played The Fool’