Squid are back with their first music of 2020, their widescreen new single ‘Sludge’ also marks the band's first release on Warp Records since signing in late 2019.
Richly percussive and sonically evolving, on ‘Sludge’ the quintet not only open up their sound, but they do so without abandoning the experimentation and playfulness that made them such an exciting prospect when they burst on the scene just over a year ago.
Thematically, Squid’s previous releases have been more character driven - songs like ‘The Cleaner’, ‘Houseplants’ and ‘Match Bet’ all saw Squid looking at the people around them and how the world affected them - but on ‘Sludge’ we see the band in a more introspective state of mind; simultaneously seeking a wider commentary, but approaching it with an idiosyncratic precision and a playfulness that doesn’t allow it to become morose.
The musical thrust of ‘Sludge’ was initially conceived during a soundcheck whilst supporting seminal post-punk group Wire. For a band who have built so much of their reputation on their impeccable musical taste and incendiary live shows, it is a fitting way to begin this new chapter. The track sees the band team up again with recently-awarded ‘Producer Of The Year’ Dan Carey.
LIVE DATES
- Tue. April 14 - Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Arena with Foals
- Fri. April 17 - Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique
- Sat. May 16 - Leicester, UK @ Wide Eyed
- Sun. May 17 - Dublin, IE @ Eastbound
- Sat. May 23 - Dartington, UK @ Sea Change Festival (CANCELLED)
- Sun. May 24 - Paris, FR @ Villette Sonique
- Sat. May 30 - Neustelitz, DE @ Immergut Festival
- Wed. June 3 - Barcelona, ES @ Primavera Sound
- Fri. June 5 - London, UK @ Wide Awake Festival
- Fri. June 12 - Sun. June 14 - Bergen, NL @ Best Kept Secret
- Fri. June 12 - Sun. June 14 - Helsinki, FI @ Sideways Festival
- Sun. June 28 - Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury (CANCELLED)
- Wed. July 1 - Roskilde, DE @ Roskilde Festival
- Sat. July 4 - Belfort, FR @ Eurockeennes
- Wed. July 22 - London, UK @ Scala (RESCHEDULED)
- Thu. Aug 6 - Haldern Rees, DE @ Haldern Pop
- Mon. Aug 10 - Prague, CZ @ Underdogs
- Wed. Aug 12 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar
- Fri. Aug 14 - Oya, SE @ Oya Festivalen
- Wed. Aug. 19 - Sun. Aug. 23 - Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura
- Mon. Aug. 24 - Brighton, UK @ Chalk (RESCHEDULED)
- Tue. Sept. 1 - Bedford, UK @ Bedford Esquires (RESCHEDULED)
- Thu. Sept. 3 - Southampton, UK @ Joiners (RESCHEDULED)
- Thu. Sept. 3 - Sun. Sept. 6 - Salisbury, UK @ End of the Road Festival
- Tue. Sept. 8 - Birmingham, UK @ Castle and Falcon (RESCHEDULED)
- Wed. Sept. 9 - York, UK @ The Crescent (RESCHEDULED)
- Thu. Sept. 10 - Hebden Bridge, UK @ The Trades Club (RESCHEDULED)
- Sat. Sept. 12 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel (matinee) (RESCHEDULED)
- Sat. Sept. 12 - Manchester, UK @ The White Hotel (evening) (RESCHEDULED)
- Sun. Sept. 13 - Edinburgh, UK @ Summerhall (RESCHEDULED)
- Mon. Sept. 14 - Newcastle, UK @ The Cluny (RESCHEDULED)
- Wed. Sept. 16 - Norwich, UK @ Norwich Arts Centre (RESCHEDULED)
- Thu. Nov. 5 - Reykjavík, IS @ Iceland Airwaves