October 23, 2026
Spike and the Gimme Gimmes join Me First and the Gimme Gimmes to cover ’80s hits on “Shit the Bed”
The punk-rock covers family is growing: Spike and the Gimme Gimmes have teamed up with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes for “Shit the Bed”, a new album full of covers of ’80s pop classics. For fans of fast, scrappy punk versions of familiar hits, it’s a ready-made party.
Release details
Artist: Spike and the Gimme Gimmes feat. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Album title: “Shit the Bed”
Format: Album, 11 songs (cover versions)
Release date: October 23, 2026 (source: Fat Wreck Chords/Bandcamp)
Label: Fat Wreck Chords (source: Fat Wreck Chords/Bandcamp)
Link: Fat Wreck Chords/Bandcamp
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are on our priority list, making this new collaboration especially exciting for POP PUNK 101. According to the release, several album tracks were explicitly recorded together with Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, bringing the two projects together for a joint punk covers session (source: Fat Wreck Chords/Bandcamp).
The tracklist includes versions of “Rhinestone Cowboy”, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun”, “Hey Ya!”, “Kokomo” and “We Are the World”. The formula remains tried and tested: familiar pop and rock songs reworked at speed with plenty of punk attitude (source: Fat Wreck Chords/Bandcamp). Anyone who enjoys the previous Gimme Gimmes albums should feel immediately at home with “Shit the Bed”.
We’ll keep you posted on POP PUNK 101 as soon as there’s more pop-punk news. Stay tuned!