Squid have introduced particulars of their new album ‘O Monolith’ and shared the primary single from it in ‘Swing (In A Dream)’.
The brand new document will comply with the band’s 2021 debut ‘Brilliant Inexperienced Area’, which noticed them chart within the Prime 5 of the Official UK Albums Chart.
‘O Monolith’ will arrive on June 9 through Warp Information and is previewed as we speak (February 8) by the claustrophobic and tense ‘Swing (In A Dream)’.
The track was impressed by a dream singer and drummer Ollie Decide had about Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s portray, The Swing. “In my dream, I used to be within the portray however it was flooded and all the things was floating away,” he defined in a press launch.
The accompanying music video was directed by Yoonha Park and options Squid’s family and friends in a tackle The place’s Wally. “I used to be involved in exploring visible concepts from The place’s Waldo, Richard Scarry and Brueghel as a way to specific anxieties concerning the local weather disaster,” Park mentioned. Watch it above now.
The tracklist for ‘O Monolith’ is as follows:
‘Swing (In A Dream’
‘Satan’s Den’
‘Siphon Tune’
‘Undergrowth’
‘The Blades’
‘After The Flash’
‘Inexperienced Gentle’
‘If You Had Seen The Bull’s Swimming Makes an attempt You Would Have Stayed Away’
Squid may even embark on a brand new tour in October, following a summer time of competition dates. Followers who pre-order the album earlier than noon on Monday (February 13) through the band’s web site will get first entry to tickets. A normal sale will then start at 10am on February 16.
Squid will play:
October 2023
13 – Bristol, SWX
14 – Bristol, SWX
16 – Birmingham, City Corridor
17 – Leeds, O2 Academy
18 – Manchester, New Century
21 – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
22 – Newcastle, Boiler Store
November 2023
1 – London, Troxy
In a five-star evaluation of ‘Brilliant Inexperienced Area’, NME mentioned: “From their very earliest materials, it was clear to inform that Squid would solely have the ability to actually fulfil their potential when given the canvas of an album, on which to inform a narrative that ebbs and flows at a tempo and route that they dictate. ‘On Brilliant Inexperienced Area’, in all of its bizarre, frantic and incredible glory, they’ve gone above and past.”