Track: The Futureheads – Jekyll, plus UK tour dates

Sunderland indie rock quartet The Futureheads have revealed ‘Jekyll’, the lead single from their sixth studio album which drops on August 30th. Describing the track as, “a monstrous, preposterous riff for monstrous preposterous times,” Barry Hyde says ‘Jekyll’ is, “a violent song about my childhood disgust at the grinning, jeering faces of certain fellow primary school students (even the nice ones) whenever there was a playground fight. It left a scar in my psyche that I just can’t shake. A song for the animal part of us all. With love from The Futureheads.”

It’s built on this huge angular, odd shaped riff, but shows that the band have stepped back into their Futureheads guise with some gusto. It’s full of big tunes, harmonies and propelled by a formidable indie rock backline. It’s a memorable and joyous welcome back.

Check it out, here

The band kicks off their UK tour on Saturday 3^rdMay in Newcastle and will play The Garage, London on 29^th May – both shows are sold out. Full tour details below.

UK TOUR DATES
3^rdMay               Hit The North                 Newcastle – SOLD OUT
4^thMay               Sugarmill                        Stoke on Trent
5^thMay               Leicester                        Handmade Festival
28^thMay             The Globe                      Cardiff
29^thMay             The Garage                    London – SOLD OUT
30^thMay             Concorde2                     Brighton
31^stMay             The Waterfront                Norwich
1^stJune              Rescue Rooms               Nottingham