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Live Review: Squid – The Leadmill, Sheffield 22.02.2025

On a chilly February night, a packed out Leadmill paid host to a dynamic show by experimental post-punk outfit Squid. The band seamlessly navigated through their diverse catalogue, blending together…

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Track: Squid at their jittery and experimental best with new single ‘Building 650’

Squid’s latest single, “Building 650,” is a dizzying concoction of post-punk and art rock that defies easy classification. Released ahead of their third album, Cowards (out February 7th, 2025, via…

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Live Review: Squid / M(h)aol / Blue Bendy – Vicar Street, Dublin 25.10.2023 plus gallery

Squid returned to Dublin as part of their “O Monolith” tour, their second studio album. The band offered a previous show in the city back in May 2022. Following up…

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News: Squid release sophomore album O Monolith

SQUID’s sophomore album O MONOLITH is out now via Warp Records. Thrillingly complex, hugelyvaried and strikingly evocative, O Monolith mixes avant-garde and progressive song-writing with theirknack for harnessing irresistible grooves…

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News: Squid release new single alongside a new video game inspired by said single ”Undergrowth”

SQUID present new single UNDERGROWTH from their sophomore album O MONOLITH, out June 9th. Alongside a video game inspired by the single and made by Frank Force, the band have…

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Live review: Squid, Falmouth, May 18th: who finer to bring us back to the live experience?

FOUR hundred and forty-seven days. Yep, I counted; or rather some natty piece of online calculator software did. Fessin’ up: maths was never my strong point. Anyhow, that long since…

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News: Squid announce debut album with new track, ‘Narrator’

BRIGHTON quintet Squid have shed light on their massively anticipated debut album, Bright Green Field: due to be released on May 7th. It’ll boast production from Dan Carey and boast…

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EP: Squid – Natural Resources

Squid, the Brighton based, noisome post-punk band who recently released their Sludge/Broadcaster single, have today shared an EP of covers entitled Natural Resources. The EP includes Squid‘s take on the…

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See: Kaleidoscopic video for Squid’s ‘Broadcaster’

The music video for Squid’s most recent single, Broadcaster, sees them working with visual artist Wieslawa Ruta. The video combines Squid‘s ever-evolving musical kaleidoscopes with an equally bedazzling array of…

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Track: Squid – Broadcaster

Following their galvanizing single Sludge, and the accompanying lockdown influenced video, Squid have unveiled next track Broadcaster. The track will sit alongside Sludge as a “10 vinyl release on new…

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