Gang Of Youths announce new album ‘Compañero’ with captivating single ‘Benny’s Video’

Gang Of Youths have announced new album ‘Compañero’. Check out the exansive new single ‘Benny’s Video’ below along with details of a 2027 North American tour.

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Set to arrive on March 12, the album is the follow up to 2022’s ‘Angel in Realtime’ and will feature the single ‘Things Take Time’, which arrived over the summer.

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O anúncio acompanha o novo single “Benny’s Video”, que gira em torno de sintetizadores propulsivos e uma melodia vocal delicada.

Across the album, Le’aupepe took inspiration from songwriters including Leonard Cohen and Tom Waits, and used his lyrics to explore new characters and narratives, alongside classic pop melodies and old-school Americana.

O multi-instrumentista Tom Hobden também falou sobre a nova abordagem, compartilhando: “Acho que já estabelecemos que mortalidade e morte nunca estarão longe da superfície de uma música do Gang Of Youths, mas o prisma através do qual são observadas mudou.”.

1. ‘This Machine, It’s A Classic’ 2. ‘Things Take Time’ 3. ‘YeYu’ 4. ‘Manilla ’98’ 5. ‘Street Value’ 6. ‘Desert Life Museum’ 7. ‘Benny’s Video’ 8. ‘Major Arcana’ 9.

Gang Of Youths are set to head on tour across North America in March 2027, with an opening night in Boston. Other shows also include gigs in Brooklyn, Chicago, Portland and more, as well as a slot at Coachella.

Tickets go on sale on Friday November 20 at 10am local time, and pre-sale options open from Wednesday (November 18). Visit here for tickets and find a list of dates below.

Gang Of Youth’s 2027 North American tour dates are.

17 de março – Boston, MA 18 – Brooklyn, NY 20 – Washington, DC 21 – Filadélfia, PA 23 – Toronto, ON 25 – Detroit, MI 27 – Chicago, IL 28 – Minneapolis, MN 30 – Denver, CO 31 – Salt Lake City, UT.

APRIL 2 – Seattle, WA 3 – Portland, OR 5 – San Francisco, CA 8 – Sacramento, CA 9 – Indio, CA 13 – Phoenix, AZ 14 – Las Vegas, NV 16 – Indio, CA.

In August, Gang Of Youths spoke to NME about their first new music since their 2022 album and how they felt a sense of “philosophical freedom” from writing new material.

Mais tarde neste mês, a banda dará início a uma série de shows no UK e na Europa, com duas datas previstas em Paris e Amsterdam, antes de dois shows em Manchester e Londres no início de dezembro.

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