Rotterdam noise-punk quartet Library Card have announced their second album, Peeling An Orange In Just One Go, due for release on 6 November via AT EASE, alongside the blistering new single, “People Pleaser”.

The track signals a striking new chapter for the Dutch four-piece, whose forthcoming record promises a more emotionally exposed approach than their previous work. While Library Card have built a reputation for sharp, surreal lyricism and restless post-punk experimentation, Peeling An Orange In Just One Go reportedly reveals those layers to confront frustration, vulnerability and emotional repression head-on.

Driven by spiralling guitars, pounding rhythms and an overwhelming wall of noise, “People Pleaser” culminates in a visceral scream from vocalist Lot van Teylingen, embodying the song’s central theme of suppressed anger. Van Teylingen says the track reflects the pressures placed on people—particularly under patriarchal expectations—to remain agreeable, avoid confrontation and bury legitimate feelings of rage. Rather than internalising that frustration, Library Card choose release, making the song’s explosive climax both a political statement and an act of catharsis.

Since forming in 2021, Library Card have emerged as one of the Netherlands’ most compelling underground bands, blending noise rock, post-punk and art-rock into a sound that is as intellectually playful as it is emotionally urgent. Their inventive songwriting, electrifying live performances have cemented their reputation has also been cemented on stage, with fans and press alike.

Library Card transform simmering frustration into exhilarating noise on this uncompromising first taste of an album that looks set to be their boldest and most emotionally resonant release to date.

Check out the track and get on the upcoming live shows too.

Peeling An Orange In Just One Go Tracklist:

1. Sisyphus
2. Out Of Context
3. No Backups
4. Breakfast of Champions
5. In the Air
6. People Pleaser
7. Every Ten Minutes
8. Temperance
9. One Week of Staring at the Ceiling
10. Dog Barking in the Distance

Live Dates

Sun 12 Jul—Leiden, Werfpop (NL)
Sat 05 Sep—Liège, Sans Alure (BE)
Wed 28 Oct—Antwerp, Trix (BE)
Thu 29 Oct—Brussels, La Source (BE)
Fri 06 Nov—Lorient, Indisciplinées Festival (FR)
Sat 07 Nov—Rennes, Kool Thing (FR)
Thu 03 Dec—Amsterdam, Paradiso (NL)
Fri 04 Dec—Groningen, Vera (NL)
Sat 12 Dec—Rotterdam, Rotown (NL)
Wed 16 Dec—Utrecht, ACU (NL)
Thu 17 Dec—Nijmegen, Merleyn (NL)
Fri 18 Dec—Deventer, Walhalla (NL)
Sat 19 Dec—Breda, Mezz (NL)

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