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Oakland, Calif. queer punks Middle-Aged Queers have released “Glizzie’s Bangin’’,” their first single off their upcoming “Theatre of Shame” album (Sell the Heart / Engineer Records).

On the heels of two years of international touring, including several stops at Festivals like Pouzza in Montreal, Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, Camp Punksylvania in Pennsylvania, and FEST in Gainesville, the band still found the time to head back to the studio to churn out another batch of queercore bangers.

Middle-Aged Queers, voted “Best Live Band” for five consecutive years by the Bay Area Reporter, has released the new single to reflect on the phenomenon of people attending their shows in bizarre costumes, specifically hot dog outfits.

The band writes:

“It started off at a show in Sacramento with a pair of friends in coordinated hot dog and mustard costumes, joined by a spattering of young people in clown makeup. A local tradition, perhaps? No. The phenomena followed us from coast to coast. And while the occasional banana or other food costume will make an appearance, a hot dog in the pit seems to be the most frequent sighting. We have no idea why. We prefer it to remain a mystery.”