Swedish Death Candy announce new album ‘Are You Nervous?’
SWEDISH DEATH CANDY have announced a new album!
Titled Are You Nervous?, the upcoming album from the London-based international acid rockers is their second effort and is scheduled to be released in September this year.
Recorded with Tobin Jones and assistant engineer Lucas Mendez at The Park Studios in Wembley, Are You Nervous? is a deeper delve into the band’s sprawling cultural influences than they’ve ever committed to tape before. Whilst retaining their core psych-sound, there’s a heaviness to SDC that seems latent within the band; gut-twisting, rolling riffs, dripping in distortion, ooze naturally from their skin like psychoactive substances from a toxic frog.
Speaking about the upcoming album, frontman Louis Perry says, “environmental issues, technological advances…it feels like we’re on the brink of massive change, so Are You Nervous? felt like an appropriate title…”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, the band have released the first single from the upcoming album; titled Modern Child. The track is about an orphaned child born in the future to robot carers, that weaves Perry’s disparate interests together perfectly, illustrating how taking a creative approach to storytelling on the new record allowed him to examine topics from multiple perspectives.
“I’m a sci-fi fan,” says Perry, “and for me the best science fiction is generally a social commentary based in a futuristic universe. I feel like we’re living in that time. We aren’t far from the future that a lot of the classic sci-fi novels refer to. This story doesn’t feel that far fetched considering how large of an effect technology has on the youth of today. My six year old sister can use computers and tablets like it’s second nature. The internet has had a huge influence on our upbringing, and even I can’t imagine what a modern child’s perception of technology is, considering that they’ve never lived without it.”
Listen to Modern Child here:
Are You Nervous? is set for release on September 27th via Hassle Records.
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