Australian rock band RVG delivered their double single "Don't Take It Badly / Pet Sematary" yesterday.

“Don’t Take It Badly” is RVG’s first piece of new music since the release of their 2023 studio album Brain Worms. Alongside the new single is the band’s cover of The Ramones’ classic song “Pet Sematary.”

Vocalist Romy Vager said this about "Don't Take It Badly / Pet Sematary,” which is out on digital services right now:

“Don’t Take It Badly is a song about how change isn’t always a romantic thing and can sometimes feel pretty ugly. It’s a winter song that I wrote in the summer.
We all love the Ramones. And started playing this in rehearsal and it instantly clicked. The lyrics are such an underrated part of Ramones’ songs, there’s a lot of imagery in this song that I love dearly.”

"Don't Take It Badly / Pet Sematary" arrives a week before RVG’s tour across the U.K. and Europe. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

RVG tour dates

28 Aug: The Lexington, London, UK
29 Aug: Crofters Rights, Bristol, UK
30 Aug: End Of The Road, Lamer Tree Gardens, UK
02 Sep: The Hug & Pint, Glasgow, UK
03 Sep: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
04 Sep: The Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, UK
06 Sep: SMG Festival Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
07 Sep: Misty Fields Festival, Asten-Heusden, Netherlands
08 Sep: Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
11 Sep: Hasard Ludique, Rotterdam, Netherlands
12 Sep: Ubu, Rennes, France
13 Sep: Rockschool Barbey, Bordeaux, France
14 Sep: Hop Pop Hop, Orleans, France
17 Sep: Bumann & Sohn, Cologne, Germany
18 Sep: Gleiss 22, Munster, Germany
19-21 Sep: Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, Germany