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1 August, 2025Print
Punk Provocateur Dagger Polyester Releases Debut LP Perversion For Profit, A Sneering Rebuke Of Commercialized Queerness + Fascist Autocracy
Produced By Chris Robinson (of The Black Crowes)Stream Perversion For Profit HERE
August 1, 2025 - Today, LA-based punk polymath Dagger Polyester has released their debut LP Perversion For Profit, an exhilarating genre-fluid rebuttal against the escalating commercialization of queerness and the ever-growing threat of nationalized fascism. Produced by Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Chris Robinson(of The Black Crowes) and tracked at the legendary Sunset Sound studios in LA, Perversion For Profit is a relentlessly ambitious debut that sees Polyester’s sardonic sneer awash in the punk theatricality of their heroes Patti Smith, Suicide, Roxy Music, and Talking Heads. While sonically rooted in the sounds of the past, the LP is a timely commentary of the pressing issues of our age, and it’s a pleasure to observe one of rock’s bold new talents spread their wings in real-time.
"Enjoy these nine chapters of revelatory insights into the wondrous world of filth!"
Stream Perversion For Profit HERE
Vinyl + CDs can be purchased HERE
Effortlessly fusing the jagged, angular attack of post punk with new wave synths and the subtle funk of mid-70s Young Americans-era Bowie, Perversion For Profit features riotous blasts of pure punk rock (“We Stand On The Shoulders Of Giants”), warped disco breakdowns (“Conversion Therapy”), Sade-meets-Ziggy Stardust singalongs (“Spin”), and Chic-indebted ruminations on societal ruin (“The Tower”) amongst the record’s exhilarating 9 tracks. Embodying a different character with each song, Polyester theatrically attacks the state of commercialized queerness, the rising threat of fascist autocracy, homophobia, sexism, capitalism, and the often tragic outcomes of the pursuit of fame.
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Perversion For Profit was previewed by the release of advanced singles “Conversion Therapy”, “She Kissed The Gun”, and “Father Panik”. Released earlier this year, “Conversion Therapy” takes aim at rising transphobia while “She Kissed The Gun” uses the tragic death of Lana Clarkson to illustrate the dangers of the pursuit of fame. Released in July, “Father Panik” is a propulsive glam rock exploration of personal ads, limerence and the state of modern romance.
‘Perversion For Profit’ Tracklist:
- “We Stand On The Shoulder Of Giants”
- “Conversion Therapy”
- “Father Panik”
- “Spin”
- “Affection”
- “She Kissed The Gun”
- “Cheap”
- “The Tower”
- “Will”
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ABOUT DAGGER POLYESTER Pull back the red velvet curtain of the LA underground and you’ll find Dagger Polyester—a force of nature fusing punk, glam, and art rock into something fiercely original. Their music channels subversive authenticity and theatrical defiance, drawing on influences from Roxy Music to Kenneth Anger. With sharp, satirical songwriting and a sound that embraces contradiction, Dagger confronts queerness, masculinity, and identity with style and wit. Their electrifying live performances—part punk riot, part glam opera—have landed them on stages with Yves Tumor, The Dare, and Alex Cameron. Produced by Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes), Dagger’s debut full-length arrives in 2025, ready to upend everything you thought you knew about rock. |
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For more information on Dagger Polyester, contact Josh Page and Henry Thomas at Shore Fire Media. |