Emerging out of the South London DIY scene, Scrounge have spent time boiling down their ideas into a brand of sharp, concise art-punk that introduces elements of folk, techno and industrial music into a more familiar cocktail of noise-rock and riot grrl influences. Since meeting at Goldsmiths University in the middle of the last decade, Lucy Alexander (vocals, guitar) and Luke Cartledge (drums, vocals, electronics) have been expressing how it feels to be a young person living and working in a fast-changing metropolis, balancing the pressure of making rent and staying healthy with a desire to make art and properly engage with the communities that make London what it is. With an array of work under their belt, including debut singles, Etch and Crimson, and EP, Ideal, Scrounge released their debut mini-album, Sugar, Daddy in 2022. Their new single, Corner Cutting Boredom, is their first material of 2023, and is out now via State51 and available as a digital download, as well as a limited edition Zine & Flexi Disc. “This zine is a snapshot of the south London scene we love so much. We’re extremely grateful to have found ourselves living and working within a grassroots community that’s inclusive, accessible, radical and loads of fun. Bands, artists, organisers, writers, agitators, promoters, friends – it’s got it all. The zine documents and celebrates what’s going on south of the river and, although this is our small thank you, we’re pleased to be a tiny part of something much bigger.”