Glasgow’s Humour today share the latest single from their debut album, Learning Greek, out 8 August on So Young Records, the dynamic, surrealist anthem, ‘In The Paddies’. Frontman Andreas Christoloudis had the following to say about the themes behind their new single, a narrative centrepiece of the album:
“In the Paddies is from the point of view of a character who summons various members of the dead throughout history to rise in a muddy field and asks them what it would take to allow their souls to rest peacefully.”
The 11 songs of Learning Greek combine lithe riffs, throat-stripping intensity and a crushing take on the fabled loud/quiet dynamic, with the record following two critically-acclaimed EPs from the band – 2022’s Pure Misery and 2023’s A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me. With last year largely set aside to write new material, the band returned this Spring with ‘Neighbours’, a heavy, decisively robust comeback from the five-piece and one that saw Humour added to the BBC 6 Music playlist for the first time, a sprightly, jagged follow-up “Plagiarist” in April and then the Iliad referencing “Memorial” last month.
Produced by Idlewild‘s Rod Jones at his Post Electric studio in Edinburgh, Learning Greek will be available on CD, standard LP, a Dinked edition LP with exclusive colour and sleeve design, and a Rough Trade exclusive edition LP paired to a zine with lyrics and illustrations from Andreas.
With live dates across the Summer, including a performance at 2000 Trees next weekend, the band have also recently announced a string of instores around the album release and their most extensive UK headline tour yet for November in support of the record.
Humour live:
July
9 – 11 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
August
2 – Multitude Festival, Milton Keynes
8 – Jacaranda Instore, Liverpool
9 – Rough Trade Instore, Nottingham
10 – Rough Trade Instore, Bristol
11 – Banquet Instore, Kingston *
12 – The Social, London
13 – Crash Instore, Leeds *
14 – Assai Instore, Edinburgh *
14 – Assai Instore, Edinburgh
21 – Vera, Groningen
23 – Loose Ends Festival, Utrecht
November
20 – Oporto, Leeds
22 – Yes (Basement), Manchester
23 – Bodega, Nottingham
25 – Dead Wax, Birmingham
27 – The Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
28 – The Lexington, London
29 – Bear Cave, Bournemouth
30 – Cavern Club, Exeter
December
2 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
3 – Exchange, Bristol
4 – District, Liverpool
5 – Zerox, Newcastle
6 – King Tut’s, Glasgow
* Stripped back performance
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