London's genre-defying agitators Calling All Astronauts return with "Time To Party," a blistering new single that reinforces their position as one of the UK’s most fearless underground outfits. While the title might sound like a carefree anthem for the dance floor, the song, which appears on their well-received fourth album, Noise Against Tyranny, is deeper than it sounds. "Time To Party" is a vital protest song that fuses Electro, post-punk, Industrial Metal, EDM, and Drum & Bass into a searing trumpet call for liberation, self-definition, and breaking away from the chains of conformity. It is a jolt to the system, not escapism; it is awakening.
From the very first seconds, “Time To Party” hits you like a riot on the dancefloor. Shredding guitars slice through the mix while a thunderous DnB-driven beat conjures the perpetuating energy of The Prodigy, Pendulum, and Chemical Brothers, two of the band’s openly stated influences. Vocalist and programmer, David B, offers a commanding performance, delivered urgently, unapologetically raw, and directly in-your-face, while multi-instrumentalist Paul McCrudden sparks a wall of sound that is equally anarchic and precise. It all builds to a club-ready monster built for dark rooms, festival sirens, and raised fists.
This is where Calling All Astronauts distinguishes itself from the herd: underneath the adrenaline, in lays intention. “Time To Party” treats the dancefloor as a battlefield, using movement as protest and nightlife as a metaphor for liberation. Lines that sound celebratory are actually coded calls to reject stereotypes, challenge systems, and reclaim identity. It’s a reminder that for many, since the beginning, partying has always been political, a place where the disenfranchised can build a whole universe for themselves above and beyond a world that tries to re-categorize, limit, and silence them.
Established in London in 2011, Calling All Astronauts has always embraced confrontation and commentary. With a back catalogue of four albums, or sixteen singles, and numerous Hype Machine #1s, Calling All Astronauts do not hold back with their ideas of racism, xenophobia, homophobia, censorship, and institutional corruption. There are many influences, including Ministry, Sisters of Mercy, Nine Inch Nails, the ethos of punk, the aesthetics of goth, and rave culture; the band has created its own sound, which does not reject boxes, while self-identifying with rebellion. They have taken that belief to the stages of major festivals to an audience all over the world who want music with teeth, truth, and pulse.
“Time To Party” was recorded in the band’s own studio and allows them the freedom to create. Several singles were mixed by double-Grammy winner Alan Branch, which raised the bar, and they bring the same attitude to this release. For Calling All Astronauts, this isn’t just a single; it’s a mission statement for a world on the edge. Loud, unflinching, and revolutionary, “Time To Party” dares you not just to boogie, but to wake up.
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