High Vis have today (August 1) announced a new album ‘Guided Tour’, which they’ve previewed with the ferocious single ‘Mind’s A Lie’ – check it out below.
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The London punks will release the album on October 18 via Dais Records and you can pre-order it here.
A statement said the band’s latest song marks “new sonic territory for the band, synthesising inspirations from house, garage, and Pirate Radio into a dance-punk anthem.”
The song also samples South London singer and DJ Ell Murphy and the song’s visuals are said to “explore themes of class, isolation and loneliness.”
Speaking about the new ‘Mind’s a Lie’ video, vocalist Graham Sayle shared: “I wanted to look at how quickly negative habits can take control when you lack a positive or constructive outlet for your energy. While the language of mental health provision has found fertile ground in the churn of social media, access to essential services has been decimated by the indifference of successive Tory governments. Further division has been stoked through governmental rhetoric and media scapegoating.
“Without adequate support in times of crisis, life can quickly spiral into an angry and isolated existence.”
Check out the new song here, together with the album’s track list:
Guided Tour tracklist:
1. ‘Guided Tour’
2. ‘Drop Me Out’
3. ‘Worth the Wait’
4. ‘Feeling Bless’
5. ‘Fill the Gap’
6. ‘Farringdon’
7. ‘Mob DLA’
8. ‘Untethered’
9. ‘Deserve It’
10. ‘Mind’s a Lie’
11. ‘Gone Forever’
The band will also embark on a UK tour in 2025. Check out the full list of dates below. Tickets are on sale from August 2 at 10am and you can find tickets for the shows here.
2025
FEBRUARY:
11 – Southampton, 1865
12 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
13 – Newcastle, Riverside
14 – Leeds, Stylus
15 – Manchester, New Century Hall
16 – Glasgow, Garage
18 – Liverpool, Arts Club
19 – Birmingham, XOYO
20 – Bristol, SWX
21 – London, Electric Brixton
Last year, the band spoke to NME about writing their new album. Speaking about the process of putting it together, Sayle explained: “We’ve been writing a lot. I’m consistently writing lyrics, and in the last year a lot has changed in my life so I’m writing about those big changes.
“We’ve probably got an album’s worth of material – it feels like we haven’t stopped moving. We’re not putting any pressure on us to like ourselves to write an album, but a lot has happened. There’s a lot [on the new songs] about working out how to negotiate life without resorting to shitty escapist techniques. I’m trying my best not to just get fucked, and to enjoy the thing and deal with the pressure of it.”
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