The magnificent Warpaint have just released a new track, ‘Hips’ from their upcoming album, ‘Radiate Like This’.
‘Hips’ is the third single taken from the album which is due out on 6th May. It joins the tracks ‘Champion’ and ‘Stevie’, which were also previously released.
Warpaint last produced an album six years ago. In the interim they have been pursuing solo projects, raising families, touring and travelling. Inexorably however, the four women (Emily Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Stella Mozgawa and Theresa Wayman) who make up the band found themselves drawn together again. Physically separated by the pandemic, each musician recorded her parts separately—often in makeshift home studios—before sending on to the next, creating songs layer by layer. This was a painstaking process but it is about to reach fruition with the imminent release of ‘Radiate Like This’.
“I was saying the other day that we should’ve called this album “Exquisite Corpse”, but it was already taken”
Emily Kokal
‘Hips’ is classic Warpaint, it has an edgier beat compared to the two previously-released singles. Featuring the band’s trademark harmonies, the song has a menacing tone which is reflected in the lyrics “There’s fear in the house / Gotta come up on the pressure”. Judging by the three singles that have been released to date, ‘Radiate Like This’ is going to be an exceptional and long-awaited return to form by Warpaint.
Listen to ‘Hips’ HERE.
‘Radiate Like This’ follows their critically acclaimed debut EP Exquisite Corpse, 2010’s The Fool, 2014’s Warpaint and 2016’s Heads Up.
‘Radiate Like This’, is out on 6 May pre-save/pre-order HERE.
Photo credit: Mia Kirby
Warpaint are also embarking on a tour of the UK, Europe and America shortly, with more global dates to follow.
WARPAINT LIVE
May 9 – La Cigale – Paris, France
May 11 – O2 Academy – Bristol, United Kingdom
May 12 – Albert Hall, Manchester – United Kingdom
May 13 – SWG3 Galvanisers – Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 14 – National Stadium – Dublin, Ireland
May 17 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill, United Kingdom
May 18 – The Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom
May 20 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany
May 21 – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
May 22 – Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany
May 24 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 26 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium
May 28 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
June 1 – Zorlu Performing Arts Center – Istanbul, Turkey
June 3 – Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain
July 20 – Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PN
July 22 – Capital Turnaround – Washington, D.C.
July 23 – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA
July 24 – Brooklyn Made – Brooklyn, NY
July 25 – Brooklyn Made – Brooklyn, NY
July 27 – Opera House – Toronto, ON
July 28 – El Club – Detroit, MI
August 18 – The Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
August 19 – John Anson Ford Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
August 20 – Psycho Festival – Las Vegas, NV
August 22 – The UC Theatre – Berkeley, CA
August 23 – Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA
August 25 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
August 26 – The Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, B.C.
August 27 – Revolution Hall – Portland, OR
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