The Murder Capital, who have been dubbed ‘the best new rock band in Ireland’, are planning a busy summer, based around the release of their much-anticipated new album
The post-punk five-piece, from Dublin, will release When I Have Fears on August 16 on Human Season Records.
Produced by Flood (PJ Harvey, New Order, Foals), it features both their singles so far, Feeling Fades and Green & Blue, as well as the first studio recording of breakthrough track More Is Less.
Based on the strength of one live recording of More Is Less, which went viral on YouTube, and word of mouth, The Murder Capital already have a formidable reputation.
They ended 2018 as that rare thing: an act tipped from all corners without having released a single song.
If you wanted to know about them, you had to get to a show and see for yourself. That’s if you could get in.
In just over a year, they’ve sold out shows in their home town, played with Slaves, Shame and fellow countrymen Fontaines DC.
They’ve been praised by NME, Loud & Quiet, Dork and DIY, with The Irish Times calling them ‘Ireland’s best new rock band’.
When I Have Fears will be available on gatefold colour LP, black vinyl, as part of a limited bundle (gatefold colour LP, T-shirt, pin badge and journal), CD and as a digital download.
As well as festival dates across the summer, the band will head out on two headline tours – in July and October, and will be doing a series of in-store and signing appearances.
July tour dates
Saturday 13 July – Heartbreakers, Southampton
Sunday 14 July – Citadel Festival, London
Monday 15 July – The Portland Arms, Cambridge
Tuesday 16 July – The Boiler Room, Guildford
Thursday 18 July – Valkhof Festival, Nijmegen
Friday 19 July – Latitude Festival, Beccles
Saturday 20 July – The Independent, Sunderland
Sunday 21 July – Doune The Rabbit Hole, Port of Meredith
Tuesday 23 July – The Crescent, York
Wednesday 24 July – The Cookie, Leicester
Thursday 25 July – The Arts Club, Liverpool
Album launch gig
Friday 16 August – The Button Factory, Dublin
August in-stores + signings
Monday 19 August – Monorail, Glasgow – performance + signing
Tuesday 20 August – FOPP, Manchester (afternoon show) – performance + signing
Wednesday 21 August – Crash Records, Leeds – signing
Thursday 22 August – Rough Trade East, London – (afternoon show) – performance + signing
Thursday 22 August – Resident Music, Brighton (evening) – performance + signing
October tour dates
Monday 7 October – The Exchange, Bristol
Tuesday 8 October – Bodega Social Club Nottingham
Thursday 10 October – Dome, Tuffnell Park London
Friday 11 October – The Haunt Brighton
Saturday 12 October – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
Monday 14 October – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Tuesday 15 October – The Mash House, Edinburgh
Wednesday 16 October – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Friday 18 October – YES (The Pink Room), Manchester
