New York City’s madly radical Art Rock quintet Ecce Shnak are back with a major-key, Buzzcocks-tinged, 2-and-a-half-minute-long sprinter “Own’d Thyself,” along with a high-spirited video capturing the band’s infectious energy, vibrant performance and tour highlights.
Watch the official video for “Own’d Thyself” via the YouTube player below:
This previews their upcoming full-length album “Dandy Variances,” to be released on March 12th, 2027 via Records, Man Records. Mixed by Grammy award-winning producer Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Prince, NIN, Julian Lennon), this was multi-platinum mastering engineer Kris Crummett (Sum 41, Sleeping With Sirens, Dance Gavin Dance).
Upping the ante, the band will also bring their unique blend of Art Rock swagger, grunge muscle and theatrical performance to the masses with a nine-date East Coast tour (November 11th through 20th). Music lovers, philosophers and thrill seekers in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Quebec, Ontario, Maryland and New York state will be treated with their explosive performances.
This is Ecce Shnak‘s first string of live dates since three consecutive tours (West coast,East coast, and Great Britain) with UK music legends EMF, a relationship that also led them to feature on EMF‘s stellar single “LGBTQ+ Lover.”
Formed in 2011, Ecce Shnak (pronounced “Eh-kay sh-knock”) is made up of David Roush (composer, bassist and baritone vocalist), Bella Komodromos (vocals), Chris Krasnow (guitar), Gannon Ferrell (guitar), and Henry Buchanan-Vaughn (drums). Known for their mind-blowing live shows, Ecce Shnak was forged in New York’s vibrant experimental music community, having developed a distinctive collision of art-rock ambition, grunge weight, theatrical songwriting, and experimental instincts.
With “Own’d Thyself,” singer-bassist-composer David Roush invites you to dance joyously while meditating on the moments people pointlessly mess up their own lives. His lyrics skewer the standard bully that thinks he has managed to humiliate someone else, when really he has sewn the seeds of his own destruction. Not naming names, he takes aim at the likes of Tucker Carlson-type talking heads.
“In the Internet-brained parlance of our time, human beings have a puzzling habit of ‘owning ourselves.’ Sometimes it’s terrible and heartbreaking. Sometimes it’s hilarious. Often it’s a weird mix of both,” says David Roush.
“After these bigoted blowhards have spent decades whipping alienated people into violently ignorant frenzy, some of them are finally realizing that the cruel system and ideology they have advocated for is harming them too. Let us pray for and work toward a world in which innocent people don’t get taken down by this ominicidql ideology, that only those who deserve their righteous comeuppance suffer it.”
This single arrives on the trail of three singles from the album: “Vincent,” “Eddie, Legalistic Homeslice,” and “Anna O,” featuring lyrics penned by Robin Kneubuhl (David Roush’s mother) and channelling some serious grunge energy. In the video, directed by LA film producer DJay Brawn, Ecce Shnak soprano Bella Komodromos plays Anna, who is deeply distressed and entrapped in an asylum. Through an act of heroic resistance, she overthrows her abusive doctor, finally setting herself free.
In 2025, Ecce Shnak released their acclaimed “Shadows Grow Fangs” EP, mixed by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Wild Nothing, War on Drugs) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Joe LaPorta (David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend).
As of October 27th, “Own’d Thyself” is available from digital music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. Tickets for their East Coast tour are available for sale now.
NOVEMBER 2026 TOUR
Wed, Nov 11 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom (with Lee Emi & Cal in Red)
Thu, Nov 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Nikki Lopez (with Coral Moons)
Fri, Nov 13 – New Paltz, NY @ Scry Chappelle
Sat, Nov 14 – Boston, MA @ O’Brien’s Pub (with Jordan Dean)
Sun, Nov 15 – Montreal, QC @ L’Esco
Tue, Nov 17 – Toronto, ON @ Dance Cave
Wed, Nov 18 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
Thu, Nov 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Main Drag (with Dream Prescription, PUSH! & The After Hours)
Fri, Nov 20 – Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery (with Catie Turner & Kiss Bang)