NewDad have introduced particulars of their second album ‘Altar’ and shared the feisty lead single ‘Roobosh’ – hear beneath.
The Galway trio, who are actually primarily based in London, will launch the follow-up to their 2024 debut album ‘Madra’ on September 19. Pre-save/pre-order the document 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 wished to put in writing one tune for the album that allowed me to shout, to get out all my frustration.”
“Ladies get indignant and we’re anticipated to include our rage however on this tune I simply allowed myself to go there. I wished a tune the place I might moan and scream trigger all of us want to try this each every so often and actually it was only a little bit of enjoyable, letting myself get indignant once I by no means enable myself to.”
Watch the tune’s one-shot video, directed by Peter Eason Daniels and Rory Mullen, right here:
NewDad not too long ago introduced a UK, Eire and European tour that can kick off in Norway on October 2 and can contains dates in Manchester, Sheffield, Glasgow, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Brighton, London, Dublin, Cork, Galway and Belfast. Discover the complete checklist 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 considered one of NME’s Prime 100 Albums of 2024 and obtained a four-star overview, which said: “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 slicing by the glistening, propulsive sound the band have long-established right into a protecting cocoon for the reason that launch of their promising-if-half-formed early EPs.”
Dawson additionally launched her debut solo album ‘Backside Of The Pool’ final yr, which she instructed NME was “positively 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 basic NewDad sound.”
