Black Midi has announced a new album and released the single “Welcome To Hell.” Hellfire will be released in July.
A new album from black midi has been announced. Hellfire, the U.K. trio’s follow-up to 2021’s Cavalcade, will be released on July 15 via Rough Trade Records. The new song “Welcome to Hell,” which you can listen to here, is part of today’s announcement.
“If Cavalcade was a drama, Hellfire is like an epic action flick,” the band’s Geordie Greep stated in a statement regarding the new album’s comparisons to last year’s.
“Almost everyone depicted is a jerk,” Greep continues. “Almost everything I write is based on a factual story, something I witnessed, embellished, and recorded. I don’t believe in Hell, but all that old world nonsense makes for beautiful music, and I’ve always enjoyed movies and other media depicting Hell. Dante’s Inferno is a work by Dante Alighieri. In The Simpsons, when Homer gets to Hell. In Futurama, there is a robot Hell. Isaac Bashevis Singer is a Jewish author who depicts Satan as meddling in people’s lives. There’s a lot!”
In addition to the announcement of a new album, black midi have booked three North American tour dates for this summer. In July, they will perform in Boston, New Jersey, and New York. Dates and locations are listed below.
Hellfire tracklist:
“Hellfire”
“Sugar/Tzu”
“Eat Men Eat”
“Welcome To Hell”
“Still”
“The Race Is About To Begin”
“Dangerous Liaisons”
“The Defence”
“27 Questions”
Black Midi live:
July 21 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
July 23 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
July 24 – New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage
September 6 – Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
September 7 – Richmond, VA – The National
September 9 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel
September 10 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
September 12 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
September 14 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
September 16 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
September 20 – Tucson, AZ – Hotel Congress Plaza
September 22 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
September 23 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
September 24 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern Theatre
September 27 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre
September 28 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
September 29 – Reno, NV – Cargo Concert Hall
October 3 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre
October 4 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
October 7 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
October 8 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown
October 9 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
October 12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
October 14 – Columbus, OH – The Athenaeum Theatre
October 15 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
