
Sekarang, Irish alt-rock trio NewDad ndadekake wawasan paling anyar ing album kedhaftar loro Altar with poignant new single “Pretty", diterbitake saiki liwat Atlantic Records. track nyatakake cinta lan admirasi band kanggo Galway - kotamadya - lan mbukak karo visualizer mbukak ing City, diarahake dening kolaborator langgeng Peter Eason Daniels - salah siji saka pikiran kreatif ing donya visual Altar.
NewDad, "Pretty":
"Pretty" wis diwenehi ing salah siji sesi penulisan awal band ing Galway taun pungkasan karo anggota band aslinya Aindle O'Beirn, lan iku sawise punchy-angst punchy saka "Roobosh" - rasa pisanan era anyar NewDad, dirilis bulan pungkasan.‘Pretty’ iku spin luwih ringan ing tema utama album, homeickness. iku cara kanggo aku nyatakake adonan kanggo Galway, iku lagu cinta nyata,” adds frontwoman Julie Dawson. Shimmering guitars and delicate melodies frame Julie’s hushed vocals as she contemplates “the way home looks, sounds, how even on the darkest, wettest days it’s the most beautiful place in the world to me and I yearn for it every single day of my life. "Sama banget Altar, iku njaluk suara NewDad sing ngembangake: mimpi-mimpi, nanging diadegaké, luas ing lingkup nanging intimally pribadi.
"Melaku ing tempat kaya London sing begitu chaotic lan overwhelming benar-benar ndadekake ketenangan lan ketenangan ing rumah. uga lanjaran, bisa ndeleng lapangan lan jalan-jalan lan ora ana ing loro iku begitu nyedhiyakake lan aku cinta karo iku.
Written across two years in the aftermath of the band’s relocation from Galway to London, Altar ngrefleksi ing rumah sakit, identitas, lan biaya emosional kanggo ngejar impian. iku rekaman sing ngimbangake cahaya lan gelap, gravity lan penyembuhan, karo frontwoman Julie Dawson nglarengake: "The album itself is where I divulge my love for home. It’s the idea that Ireland is the altar and it’s the thing that I worship, in a way.”
Produced and half co-written by Shrink (Sam Breathwick), with the second half co-written alongside Justin Parker, the album marks a bold step forward for NewDad, expanding their sonic palette by effortlessly blending dream-pop textures with jagged guitar lines and emotionally raw lyricism. Since their debut How Ing taun 2020, trio Galway - Julie Dawson (vocals/guitar), Sean O'Dowd (guitar), lan Fiachra Parslow (drums) - wis njaluk penghargaan internasional kanggo suara alt-rock sing subur lan immersive. Sawisé rilis saka debut breakthrough Madra in 2024, which saw them tour extensively across the UK, Europe, Asia, and North America and support acts like Pixies, The War on Drugs, and Fontaines DC, the band have grown in both confidence and clarity. Now, with Altar - refleksi babagan identitas, pengorbanan, lan ketegasan antarane kenyamanan lan ambisi - NewDad siap kanggo nuduhake evolusi sing luwih berani lan nyenengake dhuwur kreatif anyar. Sawisé runtuyan acara headline liwat China lan runtuyan festival ing Jepang lan Amerika Utara, trio bakal ngirim album ing jalan ing pungkasan taun iki kanggo tur UK / EU, rute lengkap ing ngisor iki, lan tiket kanggo dijual HERE.

NewDad 2025 North American Tour Dates
Oktober
2nd - USA, Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza / Reggie's Rock Club (w/ Wunderhorse)
6th - USA, Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
8th - USA, San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands
9th - USA, Sacramento, CA - Channel 24 (w/ Mannequin Pussy)
12th - USA, Portland, OR - Polaris Hall
13th - Canada, Vancouver, BC, Biltmore Cabaret
14th - USA Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
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