Genre-blending English quintet Squid have announced a new album on the way. CowardsTheir third LP will arrive on February 7 via Warp, and they have offered a first look at the album with “Crispy Skin.” Watch the extensive music video below.
“Crispy Skin,” the album’s opener, sees an opening synth that quickly descends into a driving beat. The haunting music video was directed by Takashi Ito and acts as an adaptation of his short film, Areacentered on a faceless individual.
“I couldn't eat anything else/No more pages and pages of crunchy skin,” sings lead vocalist Ollie Judge. In a statement, he shares that the theme of the track was inspired by the novel. tender is the meatin which a virus has contaminated all the meat, causing the normalization of cannibalism. “Humans are manufactured and sold in supermarkets,” he explains. “The song was written about how the reality of having a moral compass in these stories of despair and horror would be extremely difficult.”
To celebrate the album announcement, Squid will play an intimate, sold-out show at DROM in New York City. In early 2025, the band will embark on a tour of Europe and the United Kingdom; Tickets for all dates will go on sale Wednesday, November 20.
Cowards Work of art:
Cowards Song list:
01. Crispy skin
02. Building 650
03. Blood on the rocks
04. Field work I
05. Field work II
06. Cro-Magnon Man
07. Cowards
08. Show time!
09. Well Known (Fingers Through the Fence)
Squid 2025 Tour Dates:
02/17 – Liverpool, United Kingdom @ Invisible Wind Factory
02/18 – Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Ritz Manchester
02/19 – Glasgow, UK @ Old Fruitmarket
02/21 – Newcastle, United Kingdom @ NSU Domain
02/22 – Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
02/24 – Cambridge, United Kingdom at exit 1
02/25 – Norwich, United Kingdom @ The Adrian Flux Waterfront
02/27 – Oxford, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Oxford
02/28 – Southampton, UK @ Engine Rooms
03/01 – Margate, UK @ Lido
03/02 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
03/04 – Birmingham, UK @ XOYO
05/03 – Bristol, United Kingdom @ Bristol Beacon
04/09 – Paris, FR @ Cabaret Sauvage
04/10 – Cologne, DE @ Club Volta
04/11 – Dresden, DE @ Polimajie Festival
04/12 – Berlin, DE @ Lido
04/14 – Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
04/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
04/16 – Antwerp, BE @ Trix
04/18 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique Festival
04/19 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje
04/26 – London, United Kingdom @ Roundhouse
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