Vive le Rock premieres The Oxys’ video “Idiot Box” on Cleopatra Records

VIVE LE ROCK PREMIERES THE OXYS’  “IDIOT BOX” VIDEO TODAY
NEW STUDIO ALBUM TITLED, CASTING PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
COMES OUT SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 ON CLEOPATRA RECORDS

August 15, 2025 (Austin, TX) – Cult punk rock’n’roll magazine Vive Le Rock premieres new video from The Oxys’ called “Idiot Box” HERE. The track, available HERE, is from their upcoming studio album titled, Casting Pearls Before Swine, out September 19, 2025 on Cleopatra Records. Formats include vinyl LP/CD pre-order HERE and digital pre-order HERE.

“A scathing broadside against the hypnotic pull of screens, from the cathode ray glow of our past to the glass slabs in our pockets,” says frontman Phil Davis. “Every device becomes another pacifier, another distraction, numbing us to the raw, unfiltered reality outside the frame. Life, the song argues, is meant to be visceral—something you live in the flesh, not stream in the background.”

Guitarist and band co-founder Jason “Ginchy” Kottwitz says: “Ah yes, the perils of modern society. How many things or opportunities for interaction with others are missed because they are staring at their personal devices. I wrote the music and lyrics to the chorus. I passed it off to Phil at this point to finish the puzzle. This is actually my favorite way to write with Phil. Give him a half-painted picture and let him finish it. A true collaboration. Obviously, the term Idiot Box was coined decades ago, but it still rings true.”

The Oxys began back in 2021 when Ginchy (Dead Boys, Sylvain Sylvain and the Sylvains) and frontman Phil Davis managed to smash the monotony of pandemic life by channeling their collective energy into music and creativity. By December of 2022, they put out their first full length record, A Date With The Oxys (Dead Beat Records). Following much critical acclaim for their debut, they delivered Generation Irrelevant just 12-months later, again garnishing favorable worldwide press. With rhythm guitarist Genocide, bassist Michael Harpel and newest addition drummer Logan Flaherty, the band is ready to hit the road in 2025. Dates already confirmed are listed below and will be updated HERE.

Casting Pearls Before Swine track listing:

Side A

1. Poison Apple
2. Mister Softee
3. Long Shadows
4. Idiot Box
5. Eaten Alive

Side B

6. Demons
7. Poison In The Heart
8. Not Gonna Die
9. Toe Tag Lovers
10. Drop of Blood

Album credits:

All songs by Kottwitz/Davis
Mixed and Produced by Jason “Ginchy” Kottwitz
Mastered by Jack Control and Maor Appelbaum
Tracked by Matt Parmenter at Ice Cream Factory Studio, Austin, TX
Art: Alex Hagen
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