Art, Religion and Chocolate Biscuits

A gloriously off-kilter yet deeply personal record that mixes absurdist punk theatre with an unexpectedly tender dive into mental health, Catholic guilt, and the surreal poetry of everyday life.

“It’s more personal than the previous ones,” frontman Pete explains, “but not in a heavy way – more like Mortimer and Whitehouse than The Bell Jar”, succinctly summing up the Dinner Ladies’ approach: taking the kitchen sink, giving it a saxophone solo, and letting it spill over with charm, wit, and a fair helping of existential unease.

Parody and poignancy runs through every song. Tracks like ‘Is There Life in Rhyl?’ and ‘Holy Pictures’ explore personal trauma and social conditioning through an unmistakably British filter; Catholicism, childhood fear, seaside holidays, and haunted toilet trips included.

For fans of: The Fall, The Kinks, John Cooper Clarke, X-Ray Spex, Madness, cabaret, collage, chaos, and joyfully honest punk.

LP - Limited Edition Bright Green Coloured Vinyl

CD

A1. Shed
A2. Is There Life In Rhyl?
A3. Art Is Shit
A4. Attention Deficit Retention
A5. Mermaids In The Mersey

B1. Punks Don’t Jam
B2. It’s Okay To Be Quiet
B3. Holy Pictures
B4. Stand By Your Nan
B5. Lie Down