Newdad Return jeung lagu anyar “Pretty” Ahead of Album ALTAR, Due for Release On September 19, 2025
Hari ieu, Irish alt-rock trio NewDad ngabagéakeun wawasan panganyarna dina album kahiji anu bakal datang Altar with poignant new single “Sahaja", diluncurkeun kiwari via Atlantic Records. track ieu narik cinta band jeung admiration of Galway - kotamadya maranéhanana - jeung datang sabudeureun visualizer pangalusna di Kota, diarahkeun ku kolaborator jangka panjang Peter Eason Daniels - salah sahiji pikiran kreatif di balik dunya visual tina Altar.
NewDad, "Pretty":
"Pretty" diwanohkeun dina salah sahiji sesi penulisan awal bandna di Galway taun lalu di samping anggota band aslina Aindle O'Beirn, sarta nyusul punchy-angst panganyarna tina "Roobosh" - rasa munggaran era anyar NewDad, dirilis bulan lalu. Sanajan track kahiji nawarkeun katarsis ngaliwatan kemarahan, "Pretty" dina kontras, mangrupikeun momen lembut, introspektif dina rekaman - bagian sarua wistful jeung tajam. "‘Pretty’ mangrupakeun spin leuwih ringan dina tema utama albumna, homeickness. Ieu cara pikeun kuring ngabagéakeun adorasi kuring pikeun Galway, éta lagu cinta bener,” 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" Sakumaha loba Altar, éta nyokot sound NewDad évolusi: mimpi tapi dumasar, lebar dina cakupan tapi intimely pribadi.
"Naon ka tempat kawas London nu jadi chaotic jeung overwhelming pisan ngabalukarkeun kuring ngarasakeun damai jeung damai di imah. ogé landscape, bisa ningali lebar padamelan jeung jalan tanpa anu aya di aranjeunna éta ngan jadi santai jeung kuring cinta ka eta.
Written across two years in the aftermath of the band’s relocation from Galway to London, Altar reflects on homeschoolness, identity, jeung biaya emosional of chasing a dream. Ieu rekaman nu balances terang jeung gelap, gravity na penyembuhan, jeung frontwoman Julie Dawson ngécéskeun: "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 Dina 2020, trio Galway-diadegkeun, di London - Julie Dawson (vokal / gitar), Sean O'Dowd (guitar), jeung Fiachra Parslow (drums) - geus meunang reputasi internasional pikeun sora alt-rock lumangsung, immersive maranéhanana. Saatos rilis debut canggih 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 - a reflection on identity, sacrifice, jeung ketegangan antara kenyamanan jeung ambisi - NewDad siap nembongkeun hiji évolusi leuwih berani jeung ngahontal luhur kreatif anyar. Saatos hiji runtuyan show headline di sakuliah Cina jeung hiji runtuyan festival di Jepang jeung Amérika Kalér, trio bakal nyokot album dina jalan salila taun ieu pikeun tur UK / EU, ruteu lengkep di handap, jeung tiket di dijual HERE.
NewDad 2025 North American Tour Dates
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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 - Kanada, Vancouver, BC, Biltmore Cabaret
14th - USA Seattle, WA - Madame Lou's
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