Next month, Squid — the British quintet of Louis Borlase, Ollie Judge, Arthur Leadbetter, Laurie Nankivell, and Anton Pearson — will embark on a North American tour in support of last year’s expansive and evocative O Monolith. In anticipation, the band share a new single, “Fugue (Bin Song).” A fan favorite and fixture in the band’s live performances over the past several years, the song was recorded during the O Monolith sessions with long-time collaborator Dan Carey at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studio in the spring of 2022 and was initially intended to be included on O Monolith, but didn’t make the final tracklisting. The song was re-mixed and edited by John McEntire (of Tortoise) in the later half of 2023.
O Monolith was praised by Consequence as “one of the most impressively creative rock records to grace 2023.” Following the band’s biggest UK and EU shows yet, Squid’s North American tour will see them stopping in Austin, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more with Water From Your Eyes supporting all dates. All concerts are listed below and tickets are available here.
This run will feature exclusive tour merch, including a collaborative tour poster from both bands and a homemade, tour exclusive cassette mixtapes from Squid. “It’s an antidote to the immediateness of music consumption nowadays,” Judge says. “It features music by friends and people I admire, probably best to be played at nighttime whilst sat on your favorite chair.” All copies are hand-stamped by Judge and features a Lino print design by Natalie Whiteland.
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Watch Squid’s “The Blades” Video
Watch Squid’s “Undergrowth” Visualizer
Watch Squid’s “Swing (In A Dream)” Video
Squid Tour Dates:
Fri. Feb. 2 – Austin, TX @ The Parish *
Sat. Feb. 3 – Dallas, TX @ Dada *
Mon. Feb. 5 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East *
Tue. Feb. 6 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West *
Thu. Feb. 8 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
Fri. Feb. 9 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
Sat. Feb. 10 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel *
Wed. Feb. 14 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club*
Thu. Feb. 15 – Montreal, QC @ SAT *
Fri. Feb. 16 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre *
Sun. Feb. 18 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall *
Mon. Feb. 19 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line *
Fri. Feb. 23 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall *
Sat. Feb. 24 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre *
Sun. Feb. 25 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile *
Tue. Feb. 27 – San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom *
Thu. Feb. 29 – Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory *
Fri. March 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco *
* w/ Water From Your Eyes
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[Thanks to Ben at Pitch Perfect PR.]