Heartworms, the London group led by Jojo Orme, have announced their debut album, Glutton for Punishment, which will be out February 7 via Speedy Wunderground. The album was produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines DC, black midi) who also owns the label. “We’re all so drawn to punishing ourselves,” Orme says of the album title. “and I’m always drawn to singing about it, and thinking about it.”
Thematically, Orme says the album was inspired by military history and the poetry of Pound, Thomas, and Keats. The former is evident in the album’s six-minute first single, “Warplane,” which mixes driving technno, post-punk guitars and stirring strings. Orme says, “The opening lyrics set the scene of a dogfight in the air while civilians are witnessing it take shape. My imagination is always out of my control, and my love of Spitfires even more so, so I couldn’t help but make this about a spitfire pilot.” She adds, “I am dedicating this to William Gibson Gordon – a Spitfire pilot who was killed in action by an Me109 at just 20 years old. The song ends how I imagine his falling Spitfire sounds to me, like an angel losing its extraordinary wings.”
You can watch the video, directed by Gilbert Trejo, below.
You may have caught Heartworms opening for the Kills in North America this year, and they’ve announced UK/EU dates for 2025. Those are below.
Glutton For Punishment
1. In The Beginning
2. Just To Ask A Dance
3. Jacked
4. Mad Catch
5. Extraordinary Wings
6. Warplane
7. Celebrate
8. Smuggler’s Adventure
9. Glutton For Punishment
Heartworms 2025 UK/EU Tour
Wednesday 12 February – Joiners, Southampton, UK
Thursday 13 February – Electric Ballroom, London, UK
Friday 14 February – The White Hotel, Salford, UK
Saturday 15 February – Headrow House, Leeds, UK
Sunday 16 February – The Cluny, Newcastle, UK
Tuesday 18 February – King Tut’s, Glasgow, UK
Wednesday 19 February – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
Friday 21 February – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
Saturday 22 February – Thekla, Bristol, UK
Sunday 23 February – Hare and Hounds, Birmingham, UK
Tuesday 25 February – Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
Thursday 27 February – La Route Du Rock, Saint-Malo, FR
Friday 28 February – Portobello Rock Club, Caen, FR
Saturday 1 March – Petit Bain, Paris, FR
Sunday 2 March – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL
Monday 3 March – Melkweg OZ, Amsterdam, NL
Tuesday 4 March – Botanique, Brussels, BE
Thursday 6 March – Kantine, Berlin, DE
Friday 7 March – Nochtwache, Hamburg, DE
Saturday 8 March – Blue Shell, Cologne, DE