Dublin’s SCUSTIN Celebrate ‘Drinking Cans In A Field With Matt Damon’ This Summer On New Single Out Now
New Single Released 5th September 2025
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Post-Funk Quartet’s Debut Album Confessions Of A Pub Talker
Released 19th September 2025
Album Launch Show @ Phoenix Bar, Dalymount Park - 20th September
‘Confessions Of A Pub Talker’ Oct/Nov 2025 UK Tour Dates
Festival Appearances @ SWN, Wild Paths, Live At Leeds
+ Further Live Dates TBA
Tickets on sale now - https://linktr.ee/scustin
Hot off the back of a run of scintillating appearances at Wilderness Festival, Mutations, and Electric Picnic, Dublin post-funk quartet SCUSTIN are pleased to reveal their new single ‘Drinking Cans In A Field With Matt Damon’, which is released 5th September 2025 via all good digital service providers.
The band have also just announced their album launch show at Phoenix Bar, Dalymount Park (home of Bohemian FC) on 20th September 2025, with tickets on sale now (see below for listings).
Boasting potentially the greatest song title in the world, the new single plays out like a forgotten It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia script meets a short story from The Gospel According To Blindboy. Based (somehow) on a remarkable real life adventure, Scustin recount their mischievous brush with Hollywood’s golden boy—the night they shared cans in a field with none other than Matt Damon.
Satisfying their sultry appetite for post-funk satire, the band once again deliver a riotous romp through real-life absurdity. Infectious grooves, chant-along choruses, and off-the-wall storytelling are the backbone of this raucous track.
Commenting on the single, front man Joe Hearns says: “It’s a wild fusion of funk and folklore, a pandemic fever dream scored by Dublin wit and dirty basslines. Think Shane MacGowan fronting Funkadelic.”
The single is the final track to be taken from their debut album Confessions Of A Pub Talker which will be released on 19th September 2025, following on from a string of diverse single releases including ‘Charmer’, ‘The Ick (Don't Put Blackcurrant In That Pint Of Guinness)’, ‘I’m Never Flying With Ryanair Again’, and ‘Our Regards’ which won high-profile fans in contemporaries Kojaque, Gurriers, Inhaler and Fontaines DC.
Recorded and produced by Richie Kennedy (The Murder Capital, RIDE, Interpol, Shame) at Black Mountain Studios, forthcoming debut album Confessions Of A Pub Talker is a concept record that tells the story of Larry, a barman in his mid-to-late 20s struggling to find his way amidst the social and economic uncertainties of modern Irish life.
With Confessions Of A Pub Talker, Scustin flip the stereotype of Irish drinking culture on its head. Rather than depicting the pub as a site of excess, they portray it as a communal refuge. “We wanted to push back against the cliché,” they say. “The pub isn’t about getting locked. It’s about love, grief, business ideas, confessions—it’s all there. And Larry is the guy who sees it all.” Through Larry, Scustin weave stories full of heart and humour, turning each track into a snapshot of life in the public house, complete with its messy, magical humanity.
Following shows alongside Confidence Man, Blossoms, and supporting Inhaler at a packed out St. Anne’s Park in May, earlier this summer the band announced an extensive run of ‘Confessions Of A Pub Talker’ Oct/Nov 2025 UK headline tour dates with tickets on sale now (see below for full listings).
Appearing at SXSW London and blowing the roof off the Puc Fada stage Beyond The Pale earlier this year, dates at SWN Festival and Live At Leeds have also been announced for the coming months.
Scustin’s debut album Confessions Of A Pub Talker is released 19th September 2025
Live Dates:
September 20th - Phoenix Bar @ Dalymount Park, Dublin (album release)
October 2nd - Nacional De Cuba, Derry
October 3rd - Ulster Sports Club, Belfast
October 4th - The Spirit Store, Dundalk
October 5th - The Roisin Dubh, Galway
October 8th - Cypress Avenue, Cork
October 9th - Dolan’s, Limerick
October 10th - Whelans, Dublin
October 17th - SWN Festival, Cardiff
October 18th - Wild Paths Festival, Norwich
November 13th - McChuills, Glasgow
November 15th - Live At Leeds
November 18th - Zerox, Newcastle
November 19th - Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield
November 20th - The Louisiana, Bristol
November 21st - The Rat & Pigeon, Manchester
November 23rd - The Prince Albert, Stroud
November 24th - Heartbreakers, Southampton
November 26th - Hare & Hounds 2, Birmingham
November 27th - Shacklewell Arms, London
Tickets - https://linktr.ee/scustin
Confessions Of A Pub Talker album tracklist:
01 - The Man Behind The Bar
02 - Social Scene
03 - The Ick
04 - The Killer
05 - Skit 1 (Bray's very own Casanova)
06 - Charmer
07 - Deep Dirty Bastards
08 - Skit 2 (Larry ya little rat)
09- Sham, The Bouncer
10 - Skit 3 (The Wolf Of Harcourt Street)
11 - Drinking Cans In A Field With Matt Damon
12 - Happy as Larry
13 - I'm Never Flying With Ryanair Again
14 - Skit 4 (Southern Ireland)
15 - Our Regards
More info:
Scustin blur the lines between crowd and artist. There are no spectators at their shows, only participants. It’s a wild celebration of togetherness, where craic, culture, and chaos blend into one unforgettable gig.
With scintillating performances across Ireland, the UK, and the Netherlands, as well as standout festival appearances at Electric Picnic, Latitude, and Other Voices, Scustin have earned a reputation for high-energy, interactive live shows. Their performances are an electrifying mix—imagine a panto on crack or a Guinness-stained, musical orgy featuring Blindboy, Mike Skinner, and Jamiroquai at The Harbour Bar in Bray.
Through their beloved pastime of "Pub Talkin’", Scustin invite the audience to join them at the table, pint in hand, for a night of storytelling, shenanigans and ‘the craic’ that might echo the vibe of your most revered pub. Scustin leave audiences with no choice but to dance, sing along, and become part of the community they create at every show.
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