Listen to Nympheas, the first single from Birds In Row's new album Gris Klein
French hardcore experimentalists Birds In Row have announced details of their forthcoming album, Gris Klein.
Following 2018's sensational We Already Lost The World LP, the art-punks' new full-length was crafted during lockdown following a European tour with blackgaze pioneers Alcest.
Speaking about the record, the band say the underlying concept is simply to love each other. "We really want people to know that they’re not alone, and that they can count on each other," they explain in a collective statement.
Written during such an unpredictable and uncertain period of isolation, mental health struggles weigh heavy on the record, as does the ongoing culture war and sociopolitical upheaval. Discussing new single Nympheas, the band say it is “an ode to those who keep fighting when we don't have the energy to anymore, or never have had it, especially when facing political issues that are increasingly more visible.”
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Gris Klein is released on October 14 via Red Creek Recordings.
Catch Birds In Row on tour across Europe this autumn.
Birds In Row tour 2022
September
30 Vitry-sur-Seine (FR), Festi’Val de Marn
October
01 Rouen (FR), Le 106
02 Esch-sur-Alzette (LU), Rockhal *
03 Cologne (DE), Live Music Hall *
04 Geneve (CH), Alhambra *
05 Toulouse (FR), Le Metronum *
06 Biarritz (FR), Atabal *
07 Barcelona (ES), AMFest *
08 Madrid (ES), But *
09 Porto (PT), Ampli Fest *
11 Nantes (FR), Stereolux *
12 Lille (FR), Aeronef *
13 Strasbourg (FR), La Laiterie *
14 Zwolle (NL), Hedon *
15 Leipzig (DE), Felsenkeller *
16 Wroclaw (PL), A2 *
17 Budapest (HU), Durer Kert *
18 Prague (CZ), Underdogs *
20 Berlin (DE), Urban Spree
21 Dortmund (DE), Trompete
22 Darmstadt (DE), Oettinger Villa
23 Neunkirchen (DE), Stummschen Reithalle
27 Bordeaux (FR), Le Krakatoa
28 Alençon (FR), La Luciole
November
03 Amiens (FR), La Lune des Pirates
04 Belfort (FR), La Poudrière
05 Annecy (FR), Le Brise Glace
09 Bruxelles (BE), Le Botanique
10 Haarlemn (NL), Patronaat
11 Leeuwarden (NL), Neushoorn
12 Nijmegen (NL), Merleyn
17 Poitiers (FR), Le Confort Moderne
18 Vannes (FR), L’Echonova
19 Quimper (FR), Novomax
23 Fribourg (CH), Fri-Son
24 Metz (FR), Les Trinitaires
25 Tours (FR), Le Bateau Ivre
26 Paris (FR), Le Trabendo
December
09 Angoulême (FR), La Ne
