White Lies Announce Sixth LP 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart', Share Title Track And Tour Dates
Monday, 27 September 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Charles Cave
White Lies have shared details of their sixth studio album.
The follow-up to 2019's 'Five' is called 'As I Try Not To Fall Apart' and will arrive via [PIAS] on February 18. Recorded at Sleeper and Assault & Battery studios in west London, it sees old friend Ed Buller back behind the production desk for several tracks, with Claudius Mittendorfer co-producing and mixing the whole LP.
As a preview, the band have unveiled the title track, which finds them continuing to evolve from the brooding, gothy, indie-rock sound of their earlier hits to a distinctly more airy, electronic-infused post-punk aesthetic. They said:
"We wrote this song quickly, late one night, and often the songs which come quickest are written from the gut and the heart, not with the head. We wanted the melody to feel like a hymn, to give the confessional lyrics weight despite being wrapped up as a pop song. It’s about accepting vulnerability as a man, and knowing it’s OK to be broken. There’s never been a more pressing time to spread the message that it’s OK to not be OK."
It comes with a James Arden-directed video, which finds singer Harry McVeigh buried in sand. Arden added: "The track made me think of people trying to lift themselves out of emotional spirals - navigating feelings of fragility and fighting everyday pressures just so they can keep it together - and it made me think about how we can be buried and overwhelmed by our feelings and emotions, and how we could explore that, visually."
The band will hit the road for a UK and European tour in spring 2022. Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST/11am CET on September 30.
'As I Try Not To Fall Apart' tracklist:
1. Am I Really Going To Die
2. As I Try Not To Fall Apart
3. Breathe
4. I Don’t Want To Go To Mars
5. Step Outside
6. Roll December
7. Ragworm
8. Blue Drift
9. The End
10. There Is No Cure For It
White Lies Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu March 10 2022 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri March 11 2022 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Sat March 12 2022 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Boiler Shop
Sun March 13 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
Tue March 15 2022 - GLASGOW SWG3
Wed March 16 2022 - LEEDS Leeds Uni Stylus
Fri March 18 2022 - BRIGHTON Chalk
Sat March 19 2022 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Mon March 21 2022 - DUBLIN Vicar Street
Tue March 22 2022 - LIVERPOOL Grand Central Hall
Thu March 24 2022 - NORWICH Nick Rayns LCR
Fri March 25 2022 - OXFORD O2 Academy Oxford
Sat March 26 2022 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Thu April 07 2022 - PARIS Le Trabendo (France)
Fri April 08 2022 - GHENT Vooruit (Belgium)
Sat April 09 2022 - ANTWERP Trix (Belgium)
Sun April 10 2022 - COLOGNE Burgerhaus Stollwerck (Germany)
Tue April 12 2022 - FRANKFURT Batschkapp (Germany)
Wed April 13 2022 - KARLSRUHE Substage (Germany)
Thu April 14 2022 - BOCHUM Zeche (Germany)
Sun April 17 2022 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Mon April 18 2022 - GRONINGEN De Oosterpoort (Netherlands)
Wed April 20 2022 - ROTTERDAM Maasilo (Netherlands)
Thu April 21 2022 - MAASTRICHT Muziekgieterij (Netherlands)
Sat April 23 2022 - HAMBURG Uebel and Gefährlich (Germany)
Sun April 24 2022 - AARHUS Train (Denmark)
Mon April 25 2022 - STOCKHOLM Berns (Sweden)
Wed April 27 2022 - HELSINKI Helsinki Hall Of Culture (Finland)
Fri April 29 2022 - GOTHENBURG Pustervik (Sweden)
Sat April 30 2022 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Mon May 02 2022 - BERLIN Metropol (Germany)
Tue May 03 2022 - LEIPZIG Täubchenthal (Germany)
Wed May 04 2022 - WARSAW Progresja (Poland)
Thu May 05 2022 - PRAGUE Lucerna (Czech Republic)
Sat May 07 2022 - VIENNA Ottakringer Brauerei (Austria)
Sun May 08 2022 - MUNICH Neue Theaterfabrik (Germany)
Tue May 10 2022 - MILAN Magazzini Generali (Italy)
Wed May 11 2022 - ROME Orion (Italy)
Fri May 13 2022 - BARCELONA Sala Apolo (Spain)
Sun May 15 2022 - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Sala Capitol (Spain)
Mon May 16 2022 - LISBON LAV (Portugal)
Tue May 17 2022 - PORTO Hard Club (Portugal)
Wed May 18 2022 - MADRID Sala Mon Live (Spain)
Fri May 20 2022 - BORDEAUX Krakatoa (France)
Sat May 21 2022 - RENNES Antipode (France)
Sun May 22 2022 - TOURCOING Le Grand Mix (France)
Tue May 24 2022 - ENSCHEDE Metropool (Netherlands)
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