The Murder Capital are back with new single
‘Can’t Pretend To Know’
Released 23rd September
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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds support dates, UK tour
The Murder Capital return with ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’, their first release of 2024, on Monday 23rd September.
‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is the perfect return, built on a razor sharp riff and an anthem-in-waiting. It synthesizes all that makes the Murder Capital such a distinctive and captivating band. The track was recorded in Los Angeles earlier this year with producer John Congelton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten) in an intense and fast paced session that prioritized urgency, energy and freshness. It’s a track that points to the new era of The Murder Capital, carrying a new focus and clarity.
Frontman James McGovern talks about the track –
“‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness. A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth. Moulded by everything we come into contact with. Learning lessons from toys. Playing the parts that are asked of us.” LISTEN HERE
Along with the single the band have announced a short UK tour and they’ll be supporting Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in Europe. McGovern – a lyricist who’s never not composing ideas and a frontman who’s never not honing his stagecraft – will be watching the headliner, a songwriter’s songwriter and performer’s performer, “every single second”
All live dates are below –
w/ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds*
October 13, 2024 – Budapest, Hungary*
October 15, 2024 – Zagreb, Croatia*
October 17 2024 – Prague, Czechia*
October 18, 2024 – Munich, Germany*
October 20, 2024 – Milan, Italy*
October 22, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland*
October 24, 2024 – Barcelona, Spain*
October 25, 2024, Madrid, Spain*
October 27, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal*
October 30, 2024 – Antwerp, Belgium*
Aus/NZ –
March 31, 2025 – Wellington, San Fran
April 1, 2025 – Auckland, Tuning Fork
April 3, 2025 – Melbourne, The Corner
April 4, 2025 – Brisbane, Brightside
April 5, 2025 – Sydney, Crowbar
April 7, 2025 – Perth, The Rosemount
UK –
April 17, 2025 — Birmingham, XOYO Birmingham
April 18, 2025 — Manchester, New Century Hall
April 19, 2025 — Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
April 21, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 22, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 24, 2025 — London, Outernet London
April 26, 2025 — Bristol, SWX
UK tour tickets are on general sale on Thursday 27th September at 10am. Aus/NZ tickets are on general sale 9am AEST on Wednesday 25th September.
2023 was a breakthrough year for The Murder Capital. The release of their second album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ saw widespread acclaim, and went to Number 1 in Ireland and broke the Top 20 in the UK album charts. The band embarked on their biggest tour of the US, and performed at many festivals around the world including defining sets at Coachella, Glastonbury and Rock En Seine. Their ‘Clown’s Reflection Tour’ in the autumn was a huge success and culminated in a sold-out headline show at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. More recently the group supported Pearl Jam in the UK and Europe as they played some of the biggest stages of their career to date.
The Murder Capital are:
James McGovern – vocals
Damien Tuit – guitars / sampler
Cathal Roper – guitars / keys
Gabriel Paschal Blake – bass
Diarmuid Brennan – drums
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
