Ever since Superchunk‘s “Package Thief,” I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for when bands use puppets or marionettes in their music videos.
Enter Sydney, Australia trio Itchy & The Nits and their newest single and video “Secrets.” The song is another of their catchy, poppy punk numbers, and the video is full-on puppets (with lyrics, too).
The track is the newest pre-release single from their sophomore LP Greetings from… That album is due out 10 February 2026, and will be out through Anti Fade Records (Australia) and once again via Total Punk Records (North America). It follows their two-song digital 7″ from 2025, and 2024’s debut album The Worst of…
Preorders on vinyl and digital DL are up at the Anti Fade and Total Punk Bandcamps. You can find more Itchy & The Nits at their own Bandcamp or Spotify.
the white drew carey (aka – Jeff Sorley) is the founder and head editor of TGEFM. He’s lived (outside of) Chicago, Madison WI, (ugh) Penn State, Lyon FR, Oxford UK, central New Jersey, and now within earshot of SFO in the Bay Area. When not scouring the web for more great bands and labels to post about, he also spends time drawing (mostly) silly sci-fi and anime stuff under the name Asplenia Studios.