NewDad have introduced particulars of their second album ‘Altar’ and shared the feisty lead single ‘Roobosh’ – hear under.
The Galway trio, who at the moment are primarily based in London, will launch the follow-up to their 2024 debut album ‘Madra’ on September 19. Pre-save/pre-order the file right here.
‘Altar’ has been previewed with the flamable lead single ‘Roobosh’, which frontwoman Julie Dawson has mentioned is about “being fed up”, including: “I needed to put in writing one track for the album that allowed me to shout, to get out all my frustration.”
“Ladies get indignant and we’re anticipated to comprise our rage however on this track I simply allowed myself to go there. I needed a track the place I may moan and scream trigger all of us want to try this each every now and then and truthfully it was only a little bit of enjoyable, letting myself get indignant once I by no means enable myself to.”
Watch the track’s one-shot video, directed by Peter Eason Daniels and Rory Mullen, right here:
NewDad lately introduced a UK, Eire and European tour that can kick off in Norway on October 2 and can consists of dates in Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Brighton, London, Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast. Discover the complete listing of dates right here and get your UK tickets right here and worldwide tickets right here.
‘Altar’ was written during the last two years and sees the band tackling their craving for his or her hometown, having made the transfer to London. A press launch specifies that it “explores themes of relationships, homesickness, ambition and sacrifice”.
‘Madra’ was named one among NME’s Prime 100 Albums of 2024 and obtained a four-star overview, which acknowledged: “There’s a level just a few songs into the London-via-Galway quartet’s debut album when their previous and current meet, with the roiling feelings of younger maturity contained in Julie Dawson’s lyrics reducing by way of the glistening, propulsive sound the band have usual right into a protecting cocoon because the launch of their promising-if-half-formed early EPs.”
Dawson additionally launched her debut solo album ‘Backside Of The Pool’ final 12 months, which she informed NME was “undoubtedly extra pop-leaning, however nonetheless with all these heavy guitar and bass sounds. There’s much more synth sounds occurring too. There’s much more occurring, however nonetheless with that traditional NewDad sound.”