These New Puritans Announce New Album
These New Puritans tease their fifth album 'Crooked Wing', set to be released through Domino on May 23, along with a new single 'Season in Hell' and an extensive tour across the UK and Europe.
Single Release and Collaboration
The single arrives with a video directed by Harley Weir, featuring Alexander Skarsgard in the lead role. Jack Barnett shares insights about the creation of the track: “The song includes two trumpets, two sopranos, and two hundred drums. As I wrote it, vivid images of a vast, inhuman mechanism flooded my mind—enormous chains, pulleys, crushing gears, and molten iron.”
George Barnett discusses the video collaboration: “It was incredible to bring together Alexander Skarsgard and Harley Weir. They are both long-time friends of mine, especially Harley, who I’ve known since adolescence; we share foundational principles and ideas in our work. She transforms the familiar into the strange and vice versa.”
“Crooked Wing” marks the first release from Brothers Essex in six years, produced by Jack Barnett and Graham Sutton, with George Barnett serving as executive producer. The album features guest performances from Caroline Polachek and jazz double bassist Chris Lawrence.
Tour Dates
Their tour dates are as follows:
JUNE
12 Earth, London, Great Britain
AUGUST
29 End of the Road Festival, Dorset, Great Britain
OCTOBER
4 Skanu Mezs Festival, Riga, Latvia
19 Rotondes, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
21 Santeria, Milan, Italy
22 Monk, Roma, Italy
23 Lokomotiv, Bologna, Italy
26 Majestic Music Club, Bratislava, Slovakia
27 Meetfactory, Prague, Czech Republic
29 Petit Bain, Paris, France
30 Reflektor, Liege, Belgium
31 Botanist, Brussels, Belgium
NOVEMBER
3 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6 District, Liverpool, Great Britain
7 White Hotel, Manchester, Great Britain
10 Workmans Club, Dublin, Ireland
12 Village Underground, London, Great Britain
16 Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
19 Kampagnel, Hamburg, Germany
20 Lido, Berlin, Germany
