You Me At Six return with the announcement of their eagerly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘SUCKAPUNCH’, due for release January 15th via Underdog Records / AWAL. Matched with new single and music video ‘Beautiful Way’,
the band have also revealed UK headline tour dates beginning in May
2021. Tickets are on general sale from October 2nd and pre-sale from
September 30th HERE.
Following
the punk energy and bite of ‘MAKEMEFEELALIVE’, ‘Beautiful Way’ arrives
in a cathartic burst of visceral emotion, accompanied by stunning
visuals inspired by the ancient concept of the ‘Red Thread of Fate’.
Watch HERE.
Both
tracks exemplify the soul-bearing nature of You Me At Six’s explosive
and shape-shifting seventh album, ‘SUCKAPUNCH’. After a tumultuous
period of emotional blows, leaving the majority of the band getting to
grips with new life scenarios, the new album is rooted in reflection and
redemption, and sees You Me At Six harness those darker experiences as a
catalyst for creativity, empowerment and positivity.
Lead vocalist Josh Franceschi says:
‘We
have been in the pursuit of happiness for quite some time, both
collectively and individually, only to discover that happiness is more
than just a state of mind. We had to face our pain head on and carve it
into something positive. Our seventh studio album is the result of us
finding peace and acceptance of what’s been and gone.’
Recorded
over five weeks at Karma Sound studio in Bang Saray, Thailand, the band
arrived armed with dozens of songs, loops and ideas, eager to push the
experimentation of their 2018 UK Top 6 album ‘VI’ further. Continuing
their creative relationship with that album’s producer, Dan Austin
(Biffy Clyro, Massive Attack, Pixies), the results are brimming with
ambition. Sonic influences dive boldly into electronic music, hip-hop
and R&B, some of the songs tread entirely new territory, others
twist rock into fresh forms. All of it springs surprises. ‘SUCKAPUNCH’
is the sound of a band embracing change. You Me At Six have crafted
their most experimental, personal and progressive record to date.
You
Me At Six are one of the biggest and most prolific British rock bands
of the 21st Century. The band’s 15 year career has seen four UK Gold
Records and five Top Ten Albums in the UK, including Number One record
‘Cavalier Youth’, an unparalleled 17 consecutive A-List singles on BBC
Radio One, multiple sold-out US headline tours, a Number One rock song
in the UK & Australia, and Top Five Rock Radio track in North
America, in ‘Room To Breathe’.
2018 UK Top 6 album, ‘VI’ saw the band “rip up the rule book, disco-dip their basslines and record a sixth album shot through with fun”, according to the Sunday Times Culture, and described as “a big return to form” by the Independent. Elsewhere Q Magazine applauded their “new pop-friendly sensibility” where Kerrang! declared “the sound of a band who are wide awake once again”.
Undoubted
heavyweights in the live arena, the summer of 2019 saw You Me At Six
play their biggest outdoor headline show to date infront of 15,000 fans
at a sold-out Gunnersbury Park. Their most recent UK tour saw 40,000
ticket sales, including three nights at Brixton Academy, selling-out
four months in advance in just twenty minutes. May 2021 will see the
band celebrate the release of ‘SUCKAPUNCH’ with a string of underplay
shows across the UK, including London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum, with
support from Saint Phnx. More activity is soon to be announced.
2021 UK Tour Dates – Tickets HERE
19th May, Barrowland, Glasgow
20th May, Academy, Bristol
21st May, Academy, Manchester
23rd May, Academy, Newcastle
24th May, Institute, Birmingham
25th May, Forum, London
‘SUCKAPUNCH’ Tracklisting:
1. Nice To Me
2. MAKEMEFEEALIVE
3. Beautiful Way
4. WYDRN
5. Suckapunch
6. Kill The Mood
7. Glasgow
8. Adrenaline
9. Voicenotes
10. Finish What I Started
11. What’s It Like
