Squid share new track, “The Blades”, the final single to be released ahead of their sophomore album, O Monolith, out June 9th via Warp Records. The single is accompanied by a video directed by Kasper Häggström (Radiohead, Kelly Lee Owens) featuring rising British actress Charlotte Ritchie famed for her roles in Fresh Meat, Stath Lets Flats and Ghosts.

Similarly to Squid, Häggström’s work blurs the lines between high-concept philosophies...

Squid announce their second album, O Monolith, out June 9th via Warp Records, and present their lead single and video, ‘Swing (In A Dream)’. Over the course of the last couple of years, and with their top 5 charting debut Bright Green Field, Squid have established themselves as one of the most innovative new bands from the UK, live and on record, “eschewing individual showmanship in favor of scorching collective...

Squid’s acclaimed debut album Bright Green Field, released earlier this year via Warp Records, has cemented the band as one of the most exciting new acts to arrive from the UK. The album garnered perfect scores from several publications and high praise from the New Yorker, Pitchfork, Stereogum, NPR Music, and beyond. Next week, Squid finally make their way stateside for their long-awaited, first-ever US tour, which has been completely...

Ahead of the bands very first Sold Out tour of the USA, Squid are proud to present two reworkings of tracks from their debut album ‘Bright Green Field’, by two of the most ambitious and uncompromising artists around, albeit from very different eras. Hotly tipped London producer Loraine James finds beauty within the chaos of ‘Narrator’, as she expertly ties together guitar lines under newly amorphous rhythms and pitch shifted...

Hot on the heels of their debut album announcement, Squid release ‘Paddling’, the second single to be lifted from one of 2021’s most highly anticipated albums Bright Green Field. Produced by Dan Carey, the album will be released 7th May via Warp Records.

Premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio1 show, ‘Paddling’ has long been a staple of their incendiary live show. This psych-motorik stomper is a reaction to being thrust...

Squid are thrilled to announce their debut album, Bright Green Field, already one of 2021’s most highly anticipated albums. Bright Green Field, produced by Dan Carey, will be released 7th May via Warp Records. Alongside this news, the band release the first single lifted from the album, ‘Narrator’, which ricochets from funk strut to screeching chaos via the melodic touch of guest vocalist Martha Skye Murphy. Watch Squid’s first ever...

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Squid are releasing two covers via Bandcamp and with all proceeds being donated to the food bank charity in Bristol. The release is titled 'Natural Resources', artwork has been designed by artist and friend of the band John Molesworth. First up is their idiosyncratic take on legendary composer Steve Reich’s ‘Clapping Music’. Originally recorded as part of a session for NME, their version augments the polyrhythmic...

Squid unveil the video for their latest release ‘Broadcaster’, and it’s a visually dazzling cyber-adventure, full of kinetic emotion and intricate illustration.

The video has been directed by Wieslawa Ruta who offered the following about the video and collaboration: “I am very grateful to Squid Band that they offered me work on this music video. They trusted me, gave me a great piece of music and freedom of creation. I'm...

Squid are back with ‘Broadcaster’, the AA-side companion to their recent offering ‘Sludge’. The tracks are getting a limited edition vinyl pressing, released via new label Warp Records on 26 June, featuring an extended version of ‘Broadcaster’.

‘Broadcaster’ is built around an arpeggiated synth sequence that was conceived during a writing session in a woodland cabin by Arthur whilst the rest of the band were out hiking. As the song...

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...