NME Cover: Piss on their debut album and confronting sexual violence
This NME cover entry corresponds to the magazine's 12 October 2026 feature on Piss. The article explores the Canadian punk group's debut record and the way their performances confront sexual violence and misogyny. It also highlights the attention they have received at festivals including End Of The Road and The Great Escape.
Piss are a Canadian hardcore punk quartet: Taylor Zantingh sings, Tyler Patterson plays guitar, Gavin Moya plays bass, and Garreth Roberts drums. Their debut, You Made Me / Skin On Linen, is performed live in full across roughly half an hour, with spoken excerpts from feminist campaigners, philosophers and children woven between songs such as “I Wanted To Be A Singer” and “Time Loop At Hot Slit.”
The group began performing in 2024 and had only three Bandcamp demos before drawing packed, increasingly devoted audiences in Canada and North America. Their End Of The Road tent was full, and their May appearance at Brighton’s The Great Escape became one of that festival’s most discussed sets.
The record and performances may give survivors of sexual violence a sense of recognition, while prompting listeners and festival audiences to consider misogyny’s lasting harm. By placing such testimony within punk’s confrontational format, Piss could widen conversations in music spaces about consent, trauma and accountability. The attention from NME and festivals may also affect how promoters, critics and fans receive artists who address difficult experiences, though responses will vary and some listeners may find the material distressing.