OUT JULY 22ND ON FAT CAT RECORDS
SHARE NEW SINGLE “THE LIGHT AT NIGHT” FT. JOE CASEY (PROTOMARTYR)
DIRECTED BY CHARLOTTE GOSCH & LEE KIERNAN (IDLES)
NEW EU / UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR OCT / NOV
Today, TRAAMS return with the much anticipated announcement of their new album ‘personal best’, set for a July 22nd release via long-term label Fat Cat.
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The news is accompanied by a new single titled ‘The Light At Night’, which features Joe Casey of Protomartyr, and features a new video co-directed by Charlotte Gosch & Lee Kiernan of IDLES, a band – among several who have risen to prominence in recent years – who have long been admirers of the TRAAMS sound.
“personal best” marks the band’s first full-length album since 2015’s critically-acclaimed ‘Modern Dancing’, and comes hot on the heels of their recent highly acclaimed single ‘Sleeper’, which featured guest vocals from Soffie Viemose of Bella Union’s Danish five-piece Lowly.
The new single “The Light At Night” is another high quality cut from the band and proffers a biting look into their musical evolution on the new album. Propulsive rhythms meet angular, droning guitars, cyclical synth lines and incisive, almost shamanic, vocals from Joe Casey, which build into him repeatedly spitting “kill the body then the head dies,” with an intensity that is his and his alone.
The stark video mirrors the trajectory and feel of the song showing a priest erupting from solemn sermon into uncontrollable dancing, whilst the congregation (including the band and a few special guests) look on.
Speaking on the new single frontman Stuart Hopkins said, “On The Light At Night, we were very lucky to get to work with Joe Casey of Protomartyr. It goes without saying that we’re all massive fans of his band, we were lucky enough to tour together a few years ago and became friends. After trying and failing to lay down a verse I was happy with I tried my luck and messaged Joe. Like a true pro he had the takes recorded and back to us in a flash, he loves a deadline apparently.”
Protomartyr’s Joe Casey also commented on the single saying, “Last year, like many people, I was doing absolutely nothing and desperately wanted to do anything. Luckily for me, that anything arrived in the form of a TRAAMS tune. Asking Stu for a little guidance after an initial “do whatever you want” he explicated on the songs origins and suggested I “rant like a televangelist”. Stu must be a keen student of my output. Anyway, I trundled out to Ypsilanti to Derek Stanton’s new home studio and dutifully laid down some primo ranting and yawps. What am I going on about on this one? Beats me. And I wrote it! I’m just happy to be using my (shockingly adenoidal) voice again after such a long hiatus and being a small part of whatever TRAAMS have cooking up.”
Alongside the album and single announcement the band have also shared details of a new run of EU / UK live dates for Oct / Nov 2022. The tour follows the band’s upcoming dates with Protomartyr, with full dates as follows:
APR
14 – Portsmouth, The Loft15 – Prince Albert, Brighton +16 – Islington Assembly Hall, London +17 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds +29 – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge +30 – Stag & Dagger, Edinburgh
MAY
1 – Stag & Dagger, Glasgow
JUL
10 – Bruges, BE, Cactus Fesitval
OCT
12 – Brighton, Patterns*13 – London, The Garage*14 – Bristol, Strange Brew*15 – Birmingham, Future Days*27 – Groningen, NL, Vera28 – Deventer, NL, Burgerweeshuis29 – Amsterdam, NL, London Calling
NOV
11 – Manchester, YES (Basement)*12 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club*
+ supporting Protomartyr* support from Public Body
Tickets are available HERE
TRAAMSpersonal bestOut 22nd July via Fat Cat Records1. Sirens2. Dry3. Breathe feat. Softlizard4. The Light At Night feat. Joe Casey5. Sleeper feat. Soffie Viemose6. Shields7. Hallie8. Comedown feat. Softlizard
TRAAMS are:
Stu Hopkins — vocals, guitarLeigh Padley — bass, vocalsAdam Stock — drums, synths
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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 and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
