
Trio alt-rock Irlandia NewDad balik dina malam ieu jeung single panganyarna, "Everything I Wanted," nu dipremier ku Huw Stevens dina 6Music. track ieu ngagambarkeun preview final tina album kahiji maranéhanana, Altar, diterbitkeun dina tanggal 19 September via Atlantic Records.
Daptarkeun sabudeureun dua taun, "Everything I Wanted" ngagambarkeun titik balik pikeun frontwoman Julie Dawson dina ngatur album anyar na ngabalukarkeun ka fokus salah sahiji tema inti album. "Ieu téh lagu anu jinis nyetel ton pikeun album ieu," Julie ngécéskeun. "Ieu utamana ngeunaan expectations versus realities. Aya gagasan ieu, kuring pikir urang sakabeh jadi korban, yén saprak urang meunangkeun hiji hal atawa meunangkeun hiji hal anu kami pernah hayang jadi lumangsung - tapi éta teu pernah kasus. Ieu selalu, naon anu saterusna, kuring hoyong leuwih. Karya ieu bisa jadi pisan kakuatan, pisan ngarasakeun, jeung kuring nganggap kuring hadé nganteurkeun ngalakukeun hal anu kuring paling ngarasakeun salaku karya kuring bakal gampang jeung leuwih ngamangpaatkeun ti ieu. 'Every
Pekerjaan seni single ieu dirancang ku Dublin-dinas, palatih palapisan seniman Domino Whisker, nu vivid, emosi ngarasakeun tapestries eksplorasi tema ingatan, penyembuhan, jeung harapan.
Sekiranya punch katarak tina single kahiji "Roobosh" jeung kakuatan wistful tina panganyarna "Pretty,” the new single arrives with a sense of reckoning that runs throughout Altar. Written across the aftermath of NewDad’s relocation from Galway to London, the record weighs sacrifice against ambition, and identity against survival. For Dawson, who still feels the pull of home daily, Altar is both a love letter to Galway and a document of the emotional cost of leaving it behind. “The album itself is where I divulge my love for home,” dia ngécéskeun. “It’s the idea that Ireland is the altar and it’s the thing that I worship, in a way."
Thematically, rekaman ieu aya dina push-and-pull antara impian jeung realitas: homeickness na healing (“Pretty”), rage and release (“Roobosh”), self-doubt na resilience (“Everything I Wanted”). Sonically, eta manggihan NewDad ngembangkeun sora maranéhanana kana leuwih tajam, leuwih pop-leaning spaces bari tetep textures dream-pop immersive nu mimiti nyieun aranjeunna salah sahiji band muda panganyarna di Irlandia. Diproduksi jeung separuh co-writed ku Shrink (Sam Breathwick), jeung separuh kedua co-writed sabudeureun Justin Parker, Altar nyaéta pernyataan paling berani, paling yakin band ayeuna.
Since their debut single “How” in 2020, NewDad – Julie Dawson (vocals/guitar), Sean O’Dowd (guitar), and Fiachra Parslow (drums) – have steadily built a global reputation for their immersive alt-rock. Their acclaimed 2024 debut Madra dia ningali aranjeunna tour lengkep ngaliwatan UK, Éropa, Asia jeung Amérika Kalér, ngarojong heavyweights kayaning Pixies, The War on Drugs, jeung Fontaines D.C. Saterusna, aranjeunna geus meunangkeun 80M+ stream, jadi mainstays di Radio 1 na 6Music, sarta malah meunangkeun admirasi hero maranéhanana Robert Smith.
Kuring, jeung Altar - a reflection on identity, sacrifice, jeung ketegangan antara kenyamanan jeung ambisi - NewDad geus siap pikeun nembongkeun hiji évolusi leuwih berani tur ngahontal luhur kreatif anyar. Sanggeus runtuyan badag tina acara headline di sakuliah Cina jeung runtuyan festival di Jepang jeung Amérika Kalér, trio bakal nyokot Altar dina jalan salila taun ieu pikeun runtuyan headline UK / EU, kaasup pameran London panggedéna nepi ka ayeuna di O2 Forum Kentish Town. ruteu lengkep aya di handap, jeung tiket di dijual HERE.
NewDad 2025 Tour Dates
Agustus
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
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 - Perancis, Paris - La Maroquinerie
13th - Belgium, Brussels - Botanique
14th - Belanda, Amsterdam - Melkweg Old Hall
15th - Perancis, Lille - L'Aeronef
18th - United Kingdom, Manchester - Academy 2
19th - Inggris, Sheffield - The Foundry
20th - Inggris, Glasgow - SWG3 TV Studio
22nd - Inggris, Bristol - Bristol Electric
23th - United Kingdom, Cardiff - Tramshed
24th - United Kingdom, Birmingham - XOYO
26th - Inggris, Brighton - Chalk
28th - Inggris, London - O2 Forum Kentish Town
31st - Irlandia, Dublin - 3Olympia
September
1st - Irlandia, Cork - Cyprus Avenue
2nd - Irlandia, Galway - Leisureland
4th - United Kingdom, Belfast - Mandela Hall
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