Boys just want to have fun.

Dangercat likes to keep things simple. The Winnipeg punk band is working on a new album, which it promises will be a fun one.

“It’s going to be a cool Dangercat album,” vocalist/guitarist Keith Dueck says. “There’s going to be some heavier songs definitely, and there’s going to be some poppier songs. It’s kind of all over the place.

“Most of [the songs] are just about partying too hard and, you know, just life. Some songs are about girls, there’s got to be a couple. Other than that, it’s just about life.”

Formed three years ago, Dangercat also features guitarist TJ Stevenson, bassist Ryan Roemer and drummer Casey Fiorente. The band currently has one full-length album, 2012’s Where I’ll Be and an EP, 2011’s Head in the Clouds to its credit.

Dangercat plans to record its new album at Empire Recordings, located above Whiskey Dix, in January.  Andrew Neufeld from Comeback Kid is producing the record, with Shawn Dealey (KEN mode, Imaginary Cities, Greg MacPherson) engineering.

On Friday, Dec. 13 at the Windsor Hotel, Dangercat will play a fundraising show for the new album, although they’re not calling it a fundraising show.

“We’re not really promoting it as a fundraiser show because we don’t like doing that kind of stuff really,” Dueck says. “We’re just putting on a show with our friends and the money’s going towards our album.”

The band hopes to have the album completed quickly, but understands that things don’t always follow the intended schedule.

“We’ll see what happens. We’re hoping for spring so we can get touring,” Dueck says. “We’re going to start out by going west and hopefully go east after that. We’re stuck in the middle (Winnipeg), it kind of sucks. You have to pick one way to go first.”

Opening the "fundraising but not a fundraising" show are Kids and Heroes, Union Stock Yards and Triggers. Dueck says the openers are “cool guys” and “they’re all our friends.” His enticement for you to come to the show is short and sweet.

“Let’s party,” he says.

Published in Volume 68, Number 13 of The Uniter (November 27, 2013)