Following on from ‘Courage’, the heart-rending first single from Villagers’ forthcoming album Darling Arithmetic, Conor O’Brien is proud to share a second listen from the album, in the form of the soulful ‘Hot Scary Summer’, which rakes over the break-up of a love affair blighted by “all the pretty young homophobes looking out for a fight”.
The song premiered earlier today and can now be heard below.
Darling Arithmetic is the third album from Villagers, set for release on April 13th. The follow-up to Conor O’Brien’s debut, Becoming a Jackal, and its successor, Awayland - both hugely acclaimed and each nominated for The Mercury Music Prize - is a breathtakingly beautiful, intimate album entirely about love and relationships.
Villagers will be touring the UK and Europe this April and May 2015. The UK tour will culminate in Villagers’ biggest London headline show to date at The Barbican on 1st May. Live dates are as follows:
Live dates are as follows : -
Mon 23 Mar – US: NY, Brooklyn, Warsaw (with Laura Marling) Wed 25 Mar – UK: Falmouth: Pavilions Sat 11 Apr - Holland: Rotterdam Motel Mozaique: Schouwburg Tue 14 Apr – UK: Bristol: St Georges Wed 15 Apr – UK: Falmouth: Pavilions Thu 16 Apr – UK: Exeter: Phoenix Fri 17 Apr – UK: Brighton: The Old Market Sun 19 Apr – UK: Liverpool: Epstein Theatre Mon 20 Apr – UK: Manchester: Concert Hall Tue 21 Apr – UK: Leeds: City Varieties Thu 23 Apr – UK: Portsmouth: Wedgewood Rooms Fri 24 Apr – UK: Cardiff: The Gate Sun 26 Apr – UK: Nottingham: Glee Club Mon 27 Apr – UK: Edinburgh: Pleasance Theatre Tue 28 Apr – UK: Glasgow: Oran Mor Fri 01 May – UK: London: Barbican Mon 04 May – France: Paris: Café de la Danse Tue 05 May – France: Tourcoing: Le Grand Mix Thu 07 May – Holland: Utrecht: Tivoli Vredenburg Fri 08 May – Holland: Amsterdam: De Duif Sat 09 May – Luxembourg: Luxembourg: Rockhal Sun 10 May – Germany: Heidleburg: Karlstorbahnhof Tue 12 May – Germany: Hamburg: Kulturkirche Wed 13 May – Germany: Cologne: Gebaeude Thu 14 May – Germany: Berlin: Babylon Sat 16 May – Holland: Nijmegen: Doornroosje Wed 20 May – Ireland: Dublin: Olympia Theatre Sat 23 May – Ireland: Cork: Opera House Sun 24 May – Ireland: Limerick: Big Top Mon 25 May – Ireland: Belfast: Mandela Hall
Tickets for all shows are available from www.wearevillagers.com/live
