Hey there #GiganticGigGoer,
You can’t start the weekend without the biggest new beats, wicked tunes and brightest anthems – so here we are with your latest shiny edition of #NewMusicFriday; your essential rundown of all the hot releases you need to know. Plus, we have gig tickets galore, getting you ready for a massive year of music. 🔥🔥🔥
So, turn up the volume, enjoy the playlist and we will see you at front xx
Years & Years – Night Call
Alt pop superstar Years & Years AKA the exceedingly talented Olly Alexander is back with brand new album Night Call. His first record as a solo artist and somewhat of a concept album, Alexander has weaved together eleven tracks that tell the tale of men being lured to their death by a beautiful merman.
Seemingly euphoric and free, its jubilant sound betrays dark themes as Alexander explores his murky character on an album sure to hit Number 1.
“I was writing from a fantastical space, stuck in the same four walls. I wanted to have as much pleasure as possible in the music.” – Olly Alexander
📆 May 2022
23/05 Years & Years – Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
Years & Years tickets are currently available.
Yard Act – The Overload
Leeds based post punk supergroup Yard Act have finally dropped their eagerly awaited debut album The Overload – and it’s every inch the banger we had hoped. Observational lyrics reacting to a Britain broken by crushing Tory rule, kitchen sink comedown drama and crazed BREXIT characters meets break beat, lo-fi disco and no wave in a debut record that will no doubt feature in pretty much every album of the year listings for 2022.
“A lot of post-punk music has become formulaic. Anyone in their right mind knows the charlatans are in charge, we’ve had 10 years of it now. I don’t need my beliefs reaffirming through simple music and I don’t think our audience needs that either.” – James Smith
📆 February 2022
17/02 Yard Act – Village Underground, London
18/02 Yard Act – Patterns, Brighton
24/02 Yard Act – The White Hotel, Manchester
📆 March 2022
04/03 Yard Act – Whelan's, Dublin
📆 April 2022
05/04 Yard Act – London EartH, London
📆 May 2022
18/05 Yard Act – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
21/05 Yard Act – Band on the Wall, Manchester
26/05 Yard Act – O2 Academy2 Leicester, Leicester
📆 July 2022
22 – 24/07 Tramlines – Hillsborough Park, Sheffield
📆 November 2022
25/11 Yard Act – Chalk, Brighton
30/11 Yard Act – O2 Manchester Ritz, Manchester
Yard Act tickets are available with Gigantic.