Sekarang, Irish alt-rock trio NewDad ndadekake wawasan paling anyar ing album iki sing bakal ditemokake Altar dengan single anyar sing poignant "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":

<pfseg id="0"> "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 “Cara rumah ndeleng, nyaring, apa malah ing paling gelap, wettest dina iku panggonan paling apik ing donya kanggo aku lan aku nyenengake kanggo iku saben dina uripku." Seperti akeh Altar, iku njaluk suara NewDad sing ngembangake: mimpi-mimpi, nanging diadegaké, luas ing lingkup nanging intimally pribadi.

<pfseg id="0"> "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.

Tulis ing sawetara taun sawise relokasi band saka Galway menyang London, Altar reflects on homesickness, identity, and the emotional cost of chasing a dream. It's a record that balances light and dark, heaviness and healing, with frontwoman Julie Dawson explaining: “The album dhewe iku ing ngendi aku nyebarake cinta kanggo rumah. It's the idea that Ireland is the altar and it's the thing 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

August

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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