Merseyside alternative rock band The Mysterines have today released their thighly-anticipated new album ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ out now via Fiction Records.
Formed in Liverpool, The Mysterines – frontwoman Lia Metcalfe, drummer Paul Crilly, bassist George Favager and guitarist Callum Thompson – have undergone a radical transformation over the past few years. Fresh with new purpose and reinvigorated from songwriting sessions while secluded away in the countryside (in between playing to 60,000-strong crowds while on tour with the Arctic Monkeys), the band are now about to release the best music of their career.
Recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) in LA, ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ is a deeper and darker foray into The Mysterines’ psyche than its predecessor, and reflects the maturity and growth of the band. “Afraid of Tomorrows is a mirror where you find you’re nothing more than a formless being, one made from celestial constellations – of traumas, of the old and new, mistakes, addiction, fear and happiness, loneliness, but ultimately a desire for life and the fight to keep living. It’s a collage of what’s been lost and of love unbounded”, says Lia.
The Mysterines are set to embark on their biggest headline tour to date this Autumn. The 16-date run will kick off in Dublin on 18th October and include a stop at London’s iconic O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, culminating in Paris on 8th November. Multiple dates are already sold out.
The band will play a string of exciting shows this summer, including at Crystal Palace Park as special guests to Bloc Party for their huge 20th anniversary show on 7th July, and numerous festivals all over the UK and Europe including Live at Leeds in the Park, 2000 Trees, Truck Festival, Tramlines and Best Kept Secret.
Photo Credit: Steve Gullick
21st Jun – Southside Festival, Germany
23rd Jun – Hurricane Festival, Germany
25th Jun – HMV, Manchester (Instore)
26th Jun – Assai, Glasgow (Instore)
28th Jun – OpenAir St. Gallen, Switzerland
6th Jul – The Boileroom, Guildford
7th Jul – Crystal Palace Park, London (supporting Bloc Party)
11th Jul – 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham, UK
20th Jul – Tsunami Festival, Spain
25th Jul – Truck Festival, Steventon, UK
26th Jul – Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK
27th Jul – Castelo Rock, Spain
2nd Aug – Y Not Festival, UK
3rd Aug – Rocken Am Brocken, Germany
5th Oct – Neighbourhood Festival, UK
Headline Tour:
18th Oct – Whelan’s, Dublin
19th Oct – Ulster Sports Club, Belfast
20th Oct – Saint Luke’s, Glasgow *SOLD OUT*
22nd Oct – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham *SOLD OUT*
23rd Oct – Thekla, Bristol *SOLD OUT*
24th Oct – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
26th Oct – Olympia, Liverpool
28th Oct – Antwerp, Belgium
30th Oct – Molotow Skybar, Hamburg
31st Oct – Badehaus, Berlin
2nd Nov – Niebo, Warshaw
3rd Nov – Futurum, Prague
4th Nov – Kranhalle, Munich
6th Nov – Biko, Milan
7th Nov – Exil, Zurich
8th Nov – La Boule Noire, Paris
