Bay Area punk band Primitive Heads have dropped “Black Coffee,” a scorching new single that rages against collapse, addiction, and self-destruction. Fueled by caustic riffs and spitfire lyrics, the song tears through sacred myths and daily dependencies — the kind of track that captures the madness of drinking too much just to keep going. It’s raw, unfiltered, and burning at both ends.

Fronted by John Bonnel of Swingin’ Utters, Primitive Heads twist punk inside out, pushing it into stranger, darker territory. Bonnel delivers surreal poetry and jagged imagery over riffs that lurch between groove and fracture — a sound that owes as much to the reckless spirit of Social Distortion and TSOL as it does to the freewheeling chaos of classic skate punk.

Formed in the Bay Area and shaped by years of playing together, the band’s chemistry gives their music its volatile spark. Primitive Heads channel the raw edge of punk and rock into something far more elastic and unpredictable — one moment tight and charging forward, the next unraveling into delirious noise.

Their debut album, Beak Wyatt!, lands October 24, 2025 via Strange Club Records, and it’s a seven-song fever dream of anxiety, absurdity, and restless invention. One minute it’s panic attacks and insect moles, the next it’s King Kong on the Empire State, before crashing into the ulcer-inducing chaos of “Black Coffee.” It’s disjointed, alive, and impossible to ignore.

Primitive Heads’ live shows carry that same intensity. They don’t just perform; they radiate electricity. The room hums, the crowd sways, and the words linger long after the amps cut out. With Beak Wyatt! primed for release and more material already brewing, Primitive Heads are proving they’re not here to fit in — they’re here to warp punk into something new.