NewDad's New Album Altar - Out Now eBay Coachella Debut diumumake kanggo 2026
Irish alt-rock trio NewDad release their much-anticipated second album, Altar, today via Atlantic Records, karo track fokus iki “Misery”. ndeleng album HERE.
A lagu dumugi ing klaustrophobia lan konflik internal, “Misery” ketemu frontwoman Julie Dawson nginterrogasi peran dhewe ing siklus ketidaknyamanan. "Itu lagu babagan cara kadang-kadang luwih gampang kanggo tetep ing panggonan miskin lan tidak nyaman ketimbang sebenarnya nyoba kanggo ngubah lan ngupaya urip sampeyan," she explains. "Ing dasar, iku luwih gampang kanggo mope nanging kanggo nyetirake barang-barang. Lyrically, drama wis pasti ditingkatake mung amarga ndengke kudu kanggo nggabungake energi saka lagu. Aku ndengke yen aku bisa duwe fun nyata karo siji iki."
Sekali punch kathartik saka "Roobosh," wistful rasa saka "Pretty," lan perhitungan self-doubting saka "Everything I Wanted,“Misery”Misery" kristalise tema sing run liwat Altar. Ditulis ing sawisé relokasi NewDad saka Galway menyang London, rekaman nguripake pengorbanan kanggo ambisi, lan identitas kanggo ngluwihi.
For Dawson, Altar is kedhaftar surat cinta kanggo Galway lan dokumen saka biaya emosional nglawan iku. ngobrol ing album, dheweke nambah: "Altar iku eksplorasi hubunganku karo rumah, minangka wanita ing industri musik, ngurangi wong, lan njupuk pengorbanan kanggo sukses. she reflects. Album dhewe iku ing ngendi aku nyebarake cinta kanggo rumah. iku gagasan yen Irlandia iku altar lan iku hal sing aku sembah, ing sawetara cara.
Kombinasikan vulnerability raw karo ambisi rasur-sharp, Altar ngandhut band - Julie Dawson (vocals / gitar), Sean O'Dowd (guitar), lan Fiachra Parslow (drums) - nglumpukake batasan sing diwenehi nalika debutan 2024 Madra, ngembangake lan berkembang ing kedhaftar klarifikasi suara lan emosional. Dadi rekaman sing ngrefleksi ing masa lalu remaja sing nyenengake, Altar Users ing era anyar sing nyenengake: perasaan anyar, realisasi anyar, lan kepercayaan anyar. lyricisme tajam Dawson lan klarifikasi emosional ditambahake rekaman, nyimpen NewDad kanggo nyedhiyakake pernyataan paling berani lan paling yakin iki. “I’ve learned to trust my gut on this record. I’ve learned to own who I am – messy and a bit awkward. And I don’t need anyone to tell me how to look, act, or feel.”
Didapaké dening talent rising Shrink (Sam Breathwick), Altar nggawé keseimbangan sing rampung-pop dream-pop karo tekstur alt-rock luwih gedhe - suara sing ndeleng ekspansif, cerah, lan darurat. Push-and-pull iki nyimpen lan nyimpen lan lingkungan emosional Dawson mbukak: homeschickness lan penyembuhan (“Pretty”), kemarahan lan nyebat (“Roobosh”), keraguan lan resilience (“Everything I Wanted” - co-written karo kolaborator jangka panjang Justin Parker), lan spiral surreal saka "Misery." Altar ngeculake periode prolifik kanggo Julie Dawson sawise aklaim kritikal album debut NewDad saka 2024 Madra, diikuti dening proyek solo Bottom Of The Pool kanggo cement status sing dikembangaké minangka fenomena songwriting indie.
Selain single debut “How” ing taun 2020, NewDad wis terus ngembangake reputasi global kanggo alt-rock sing immersive. debutan sing disenengake Madra kang nglakoni tur kanthi luas ing Inggris, Eropah, Asia, lan Amerika Utara, mbantu pesaing kaya Pixies, The War on Drugs, lan Fontaines D.C., nalika njupuk luwih saka 80M stream lan admirasi kang hero Robert Smith.
Now, karo Altar, NewDad siap kanggo ngluwihi dhuwur kreatif anyar. Sawisé acara headline paling gedhe ing China, Jepang, lan Amerika Utara, trio bakal njupuk album ing jalan ing musim gugur iki kanggo run headline UK / EU, kulminasi ing pameran London paling gedhe ing O2 Forum Kentish Town.
NewDad 2025 Tour Dates
Oktober
2nd - Norwegia, Oslo - John Dee
3rd - Swedia, Stockholm - Nalen Klubb
5th - Denmark, Copenhagen - Vega Small Room
6th - Jerman, Hamburg - Nochtspeicher
7th - Jerman, Berlin - Lido
9th - Italia, Milan - Arci Bellezza
10th - Switzerland, Zurich - Bogen F
11th - Prancis, Paris - La Maroquinerie
13th - Belgium, Brussels - Botanique
14th - Netherlands, Amsterdam - Melkweg Old Hall
15th - Prancis, Lille - L'Aeronef
18th - United Kingdom, Manchester - Academy 2
19th - United Kingdom, Sheffield - The Foundry
20th - United Kingdom, Glasgow - SWG3 TV Studio
22nd - Inggris, Bristol - Bristol Electric
23rd - United Kingdom, Cardiff - Tramshed
24th - United Kingdom, Birmingham - XOYO
26th - United Kingdom, Brighton - Chalk
28th - Inggris, London - O2 Forum Kentish Town
31th - Ireland, Dublin - 3Olympia
November
1th - Ireland, Cork - Cyprus Avenue
2nd - Ireland, Galway - Leisureland
4th - United Kingdom, Belfast - Mandela Hall
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