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Spin Your Ventilator

Our new single - out Mar 21, 2026

Our new single - out Mar 21, 2026 on all streaming platforms! This is the second single off the forthcoming album, Island Poetry.

Our album, Splashed, is out in physical form (CD) as well as on all streaming platforms.

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Get Ready for our Third Album, Island Poetry

Mad Painter's third album, Island Poetry, is posed to be released in 2026. It's preceded by three new singles from this album, Empty Bottles, Debt Collector and Spin Your Ventilator.

Mad Painter – “Spin Your Ventilator” (2026 Sneak Preview)

Boston retro-rock torchbearers Mad Painter are about to fling open the windows of 2026 and let a blast of gloriously humid, riff-heavy air rush in. “Spin Your Ventilator,” the upcoming single from the Epictronic-bound album Island Poetry, makes its entrance with boots planted firmly on the monitor wedges and a grin you can hear from the back row.

From the first bar, the guitar riff struts with a knowing wink — pure mid-’70s arena menace, the sort of chest-out, platform-booted stomp that recalls the streetwise snarl of early KISS. It’s tight, hooky, and impossible to ignore. Then — bang — the Hammond organ storms in, and suddenly we’re in the jetstream. The transformation is electric, evoking the propulsive hard-rock urgency of UFO at their Only You Can Rock Me peak.

This is where Mad Painter plant their flag: guitar and organ locked in a joyous, slightly dangerous embrace, with Alex Gitlin’s vocals riding high and unapologetic.

The song doesn’t trade in understatement. When giants like Slade, Humble Pie, and the mighty AC/DC delivered a powerhouse, they did it with swagger, volume, and a wink. “Spin Your Ventilator” taps into that same mischievous voltage — wry, raunchy, and gleefully double-edged.

Dmitry M. Epstein’s lyrics revel in their theatricality. Lines like:

“It’s hot and humid, / It’s all so human.”
“I just need fresh air / When you are down there.”
“Your sprawling mansion, / Too good to mention.”
“Arrowless Cupid, / I ain’t so stupid.”

…arrive with a comic bravado that feels tailor-made for a packed club chanting along. And the chorus is pure earworm incantation:

“Turn on your ventilator — / Fan me up and cool me down.”
“Generate that buzzy sound.”

The ascending hook (A–G#–G–F) lands like a conspiratorial smirk set to music — the kind of melodic turn that lodges in the brain long after the final cymbal crash.

Midway through, the modulation lifts the whole affair into a brighter key, giving the solo space to strut before the last chorus barrels home with heatwave intensity. It’s dynamic, playful, and engineered for maximum crowd ignition.

Carlo Bellotti — the boss of Epictronic — is already calling it a hit, and he’s staking that claim with the conviction of a man who knows when a chorus has liftoff. There’s a sense of purpose here: a track built to sweat under stage lights and echo off festival barricades.

What makes “Spin Your Ventilator” truly compelling is how vividly it carries the Mad Painter signature. The Hammond isn’t decoration; it’s a driving force. The guitar riffs snap and sparkle. Alex’s vocal delivery balances sly humor with arena-sized authority. You can practically see the tambourines shaking and the amplifiers glowing.

In a musical landscape often smoothed to digital perfection, this single feels like a hand-painted poster slapped defiantly over a sterile billboard — bold colors, thick brushstrokes, unapologetic personality.

It’s loud.
It’s cheeky.
It’s gloriously air-conditioned rock ’n’ roll.

Come on and spin it.

Power Play Magazine Issue 280

Mad Painter’s New Single, Debt Collector, Revives 70s Rock Glory

https://www.thetablereadmagazine.co.uk/mad-painters-new-single-debt-collector-revives-70s-rock-glory/

Mad Painter’s Debt Collector is a powerful, blues-rock single that delivers a vintage 1970s sound with modern energy, solidifying their status as a leading classic rock revival band.

Mad Painter storms onto the scene with “Debt Collector,” a visceral blues-rock powerhouse now unleashed on all major streaming services. This electrifying single, the second taste of their eagerly awaited album “Island Poetry,” reaffirms their position as the rightful heirs to classic rock’s legacy.

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Drawing inspiration from the titans of rock, Nazareth and Deep Purple, “Debt Collector” plunges listeners into a swirling vortex of raw emotion and vintage sonic textures. Dmitry M. Epstein’s poetic lyrics lend a profound depth to the band’s signature gritty sound. Captured in the hallowed halls of Tom Hamilton’s Peabody studio, the track resonates with the authentic warmth of rock’s golden era.

A standout moment is the commanding Hammond organ, driven through a roaring Marshall amplifier, a deliberate and powerful tribute to the iconic Jon Lord. This sonic alchemy, combined with relentless rhythms and soul-stirring vocals, creates a truly immersive and unforgettable listening experience.