Nashville rock band Upset Boy and the Queens return June 12, 2026, with Hissy Fit of Destruction, a six-track EP that moves between 90s alt-rock and modern fuzzed-out guitar mayhem for their own brand of “Power Filth.”

The EP draws inspiration ranging from veteran rockers New York Dolls, Dead Kennedys, and Hole, to contemporaries Viagra Boys, Wet Leg, and Die Spitz (and don’t forget their spiritual guide John Waters).

The songs are about the mess you make on the way to starting over.

Hissy Fit of Destruction marks the band’s first release featuring vocalist Chris Watts fully recovered from prior vocal injuries and permanent drummer Dan Dolive. The lineup expands across the record, with bassist/vocalist Willa Roberts and former bassist Lulu Jones—now on guitar—appearing on standout tracks “Kink” and “Scatterbrain.” 

Four tracks were recorded at Greenland Studio in Nashville with producer Joseph Lekkas (Palm Ghosts), while “Kink” and “Scatterbrain” were cut live to tape at Dialback Sound in Water Valley, Mississippi, with producer Starlin Browning.

Across Hissy Fit of Destruction, the band moves between control and chaos — never fully settling, but always sounding intentional.

Catch Upset Boy and The Queens live:

Friday, June 26, 2026, Blind Bob’s, Dayton, Ohio, w/Motion Club
Saturday, June 27, 2026, Southgate House Revival, Newport, Kentucky (Say It Louder! Festival)