Drummer Bob Bert, veteran of Sonic Youth and Pussy Galore, is releasing his debut solo album Beach Bongo Bloodbath on June 12th, 2026, via Bar/None records, one of several releases in the label’s anniversary year.

Recently, Bert has released “Love Comes In Spurts,” the second single from the album, along with a video that features a guest appearances by seminal NYC Punk Richard Hell who wrote and recorded the original version of this song.

Beach Bongo Bloodbath was recorded at Deepsea Studios in Bert’s hometown Hoboken, NJ and produced by Bob and Mark C (Live Skull). Special guests include Julia Cafritz (Pussy Galore, Free Kitten) and Mary Hanley (Bunny X). It will arrive on 12” LP vinyl, CD, and digital download and streaming platforms.

Since his time with Sonic Youth and Pussy Galore, Bob Bert has recorded albums and toured the world with Bewitched, Action Swingers, Chrome Cranks, Knoxville Girls, Five Dollar Priest, and in more recent times Lydia Lunch Retrovirus, as well as playing with Jon Spencer in his HITmakers.

With Beach Bongo Bloodbath Bob finally steps out under his own name with his first true solo album. For this album, he mixes original material with extensive re-workings of a number of covers to create a “soundtrack for the B-movie of his life.”

In 2019, HoZac Books published Bob Bert’s book I’m Just The Drummer: My Time Behind Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, Chrome Cranks, & BB Gun Magazine, currently out of print.

Lydia Lunch says:

Bob Bert proves he’s the coolest thing to come out of New Jersey since the vibrating bed, as he takes over the controls and spews his groovy magic all over his latest joint BEACH BONGO BLOODBATH. Playing nearly every instrument, spouting the occasional beatnik banter and covering Love Comes In Spurts makes this psychedelic hullabaloo the perfect party album.

Bob Bert is hosting an album release “Bash” at The Bowery Palace on June 15th, 2026, featuring special guests. Learn more here.