Source: official promo image
While She Sleeps have announced that their forthcoming third album is titled You Are We and is set for release on 21st April, 2017. The Sheffield band have also announced a UK headline tour throughout April and May of 2017.
The latest track to be revealed from the forthcoming record is the anthemic ‘Hurricane’. Check out the video below:
While She Sleeps have chosen a fitting way to celebrate their tenth anniversary as a band – by becoming totally independent. The band converted an empty warehouse in the heart of their native Sheffield into their own multi-purpose studio.
Vocalist Lawrence ‘Loz’ Taylor said: “There’s always been a very DIY aspect to this band, so going it alone a bit more now just reiterates that to everyone. The idea with this new space is that it gives us a lot more creative space. There’s a studio and live room, and we have space now to achieve what we want to achieve as a band. This place is going to house us for a good few years.”
As part of the new record’s PledgeMusic campaign, fans were able to head to the studio and take part in the video for ‘Hurricane’. Taylor added: “That was absolutely crazy. I’m still aching from that! But the special thing is that every kid who came down for the video shoot actually helped make the album happen. And to that extent they made this warehouse capable of living.”
Guitarist Sean Long added: “Now more than ever, our fans know that it’s them making all of this possible for us. The divide between artist and fan is ridiculous, because there are no fans without the artist and there’s no artist without the fans. They go hand in hand together as one absolute thing, and I really like that we can see that in play with what we’ve been doing. It’s very reassuring to see that support right in front of us.”
See the full list of UK tour dates for 2017 below, and get your tickets here on Friday.
APRIL
20/04 – Fibbers, York, UK
22/04 – The Dome, London, UK – SOLD OUT
23/04 – The Dome, London, UK
25/04 – Concord 2, Brighton, UK
26/04 – Talking Heads, Southampton, UK
27/04 – O2 Academy 2, Oxford, UK
28/04 – The Fleece, Bristol, UK
29/04 – Academy 2, Manchester, UK
MAY
01/05 – Academy, Dublin, UK
02/05 – Oh Yeah Centre, Belfast, UK
03/05 – Arts Club, Liverpool, UK
05/05 – Sugarmill, Stoke, UK
06/05 – Waterfront, Norwich, UK
08/05 – Riverside, Newcastle, UK
09/05 – Garage, Glasgow, UK
10/05 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
12/05 – Asylum, Birmingham, UK
13/05 – Stylus, Leeds, UK
