Punchbag - I Am Obsessed and I'm Not Your Punchbag

An energetic and boisterous electro-punk serving from the London-based brother-sister duo that burst into our ears with their hit-packed debut EP, I'm Not Your Punchbag. This fancy Early Doors Dinked edition expands that initial outing with the addition of I Am Obsessed, their brand-new EP.

Coming out swinging, the Bachs (Clara and Anders) bring an impeccable sense of infectious fun to their explosive sound palette, handling highly emotive subject matter whilst also dishing out rhythms designed to lay waste to the dancefloor.

South London sibling duo, PUNCHBAG (Clara and Anders Bach), pair their new EP, 'I Am Obsessed', with their debut EP, 'I'm Not Your Punchbag', in one combined record, marking their first-ever physical release, arriving as a Dinked Early Doors Edition.

Opening on off-kilter piano stabs, the track sets up a tension that quickly gives way to something far darker beneath their restless left-field pop. Clara’s lyrics frame fixation as bodily and inescapable, from dirt under fingernails to crumbs in bedsheets and thoughts that won’t leave your chest.

"It's about being completely obsessed with something or someone, but not in a cute way, more in a 'your whole body is under attack' kinda way. It's sort of disordered, chaotic, overwhelming," Clara explains.

Their July 2025 release, ‘I Love This!’ (which also features on the EP), is a wide-eyed surge of feeling that reinforced PUNCHBAG’s instinct for pairing pop immediacy with emotional overload.

Speaking more on their second EP, the band said:

"If our first EP was a selfie, these new songs are like zooming in and thinking, 'fucking hell my pores look huge'. This EP is turning up the contrast on everyday life, rinsing the disgusting dish towel so far that all the gunk comes out. It’s pushing PUNCHBAG’s sonic world even further, into a grander landscape, and dramatising the everyday more than ever before."

With each release, Clara and Anders continue to push their instincts further, tightening their sound and leaning harder into the extremes that define it - all part of a wider mission to distil the most intense, concentrated version of who they are as artists.

That intensity spills directly into their live shows, where the duo’s sibling chemistry and unfiltered energy have earned a reputation for turning rooms into something closer to group therapy than a gig - a visceral, communal thrill and a celebration of feeling too much, all at once.

Clocking in at just under 15 minutes, PUNCHBAG's debut EP, 'I'm Not Your Punchbag' (released May 2025), was a breathless introduction. Veering between chaos and clarity where sweetness clashed with distortion, every track felt like a full-body jolt. 

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