London-based trio Black Doldrums are today releasing the second single, ‘Summer Breeze’, from their upcoming ‘In Limerence’ album. Due out October 18th on Fuzz Club, their second full-length is set to arrive ahead of November UK tour dates – including an album release show at London’s Moth Club on November 1st – and March 2025 European dates in support.
Co-produced by Theo Verney (English Teacher, TRAAMS, Egyptian Blue), Black Doldrums’ moody gothic post-punk is at its purest and most atmospheric on ‘In Limerence’. Seeking a cleaner, more direct sound that still captured the whirlwind intensity of their live shows, their familiar darkwave and shoegaze influences are contrasted here against shimmering, jangly goth-pop moments such as ‘Summer Breeze’.
On the new single, Black Doldrums’ frontman/guitarist Kevin Gibbard says: “This song could easily be called ‘second chance’. It’s not really about summer but summer breeze is used as a metaphor for a period when given a second chance and a sense of optimism is felt after meeting Sophie. A breath of fresh air.”
The follow-up to their 2022 debut album ‘Dead Awake’ stays true to the band’s spirit whilst pushing things forward in a way that feels timeless and more meaningful, and brings with it a newfound clarity and lyrical honesty. Delving into themes of regret, loneliness, confusion and obsession, it’s little wonder that the album title is ‘In Limerence’ – a state of intense, all-consuming romantic longing: “There is a constant theme of trying to find happiness in a confusing modern world. In a time of protest, this album is itself a protest by expressing how to feel in such a world.”
UPCOMING SHOWS
1/11/24 – Moth Club, London
2/11/24 – Tomorrows Ghosts Festival, Whitby
8/11/24 – Firefly, Telford
9/11/24 – The Cavern, Exeter
15/11/24 – Yes, Basement, Manchester
16/11/24 – Saltbox, Nottingham
21/11/24 – Rossi Bar, Brighton
22/11/24 – The Black Prince, Northampton
29/11/24 – The Exchange, Bristol
30/11/24 – Underlined, Falmouth
6/3/25 – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham
7/3/25 – The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry
12/3/25 – L’ International, Paris (FR)
13/3/25 – Kinett, Kusel (DE)
14/3/25 – Kiff, Aarau (CH)
15/3/25 – Point 11, Sion (CH)
16/3/25 – Nowhere, Secret City (IT)
18/3/25 – Mochvara, Zagreb (HR)
19/3/25 – KC Grad, Belgrade (SB)
20/3/25 – Mixtape 5 B-Side, Sofia (BG)
21/3/25 – Café Santan, Volos (GR)
22/3/25 – Death Disco, Athens (GR)
23/3/25 – Eightball Club, Thessaloniki (GR)
24/3/25 – Agora Club, Kumanovo (MC)
25/3/25 – Szimpla Kert, Budapest (HU)
27/3/25 – 8MM, Berlin (DE)
28/3/25 – Dark Skies Festival, Dortmund (DE)
29/3/25 – La Machine, Dieppe (FR)
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