UK band Warmduscher have announced their fifth album, Too Cold to Hold, which will be out November 15 via Strap Originals. After working with Hot Chip and Dan Carey on previous albums, the band’s Ben Romans Hopcraft co-produced this one with Jamie Neville and the album features contributions from Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, plus Lianne La Havas, Confidence Man’s Janet Planet, Jeshi and CouCou Chloe.
“We wanted it to be brutally honest in our depiction of ourselves,” says Ben of the lyrical themes of the album. “We’re known for acting in a certain way, playing in a certain way and deploying a certain method. I think the formula for Warmduscher is chaos. In every aspect. There’s a lot of method to the chaos that we adopt, making sure that we are in control of that and the development of that chaos is really important. Otherwise, we’d be in the same loop of giving people what they think they want from us.”
The first single from the album is “Fashion Week,” which is a tongue-in-cheek look at our obsession with style. “Those that will do anything to become that thing,” says Clams. “That creation. And live it. It’s real artistry when you don’t have the means and you’re doing it. You’re hustling to get on the guest list, you get in, you’re done up by means that you can’t really afford, whatever you do… It’s a celebration of people who will do whatever to look good and feel good and step above wherever they are in their own minds.”
The video for “Fashion Week” juxtaposes ridiculous clips from the runway with footage of shoppers rioting at store sales, fighting over shoes and more. Watch that below.
Warmduscher will also be on tour in the UK this fall and all dates are listed below.
Too Cold to Hold
1. An Introduction By Irvine Welsh
2. Fashion Week
3. Pure At Heart feat. Janet Planet
4. Top Shelf
5. Body Shock feat. Lianne La Havas
6. Cleopatras feat. CouCou Chloe
7. Immaculate Deception feat. Jeshi
8. Out Of Body
9. Staying Alive
10. Too Cold To Hold
11. Weeds In The Garden
Warmduscher – 2024 Tour Dates
10.07.24 – The Lexington – LONDON
29.10.24 – Phoenix – EXETER
30.10.24 – Cheese & Grain – FROME
31.10.24 – Papillon – SOUTHAMPTON
01.11.24 – Cambridge Junction – CAMBRIDGE
02.11.24 – Wulfrun Hall – WOLVERHAMPTON
05.11.24 – O2 Academy – OXFORD
06.11.24 – Project House – LEEDS
07.11.24 – The Ritz – MANCHESTER
10.11.24 – Patti Pavillion – SWANSEA
12.11.2 – The Leadmill – SHEFFIELD
13.11.24 – Rock City NOTTINGHAM
14.11.24 – Newcastle University Student Union – NEWCASTLE
15.11.24 – QMU – GLASGOW
16.11.24 – Opium Live – DUBLIN
19.11.24 – Trix – ANTWERP
20.11.24 – L’Aeroneuf – LILLE
21.11.24 – Paradiso – AMSTERDAM
22.11.24 – Urban Spree – BERLIN
23.11.24 – Neues Schauspiel – LEIPZIG
24.11.24 – ISC Club – BERN
26.11.24 – Petit Bain – PARIS
29.11.24 – The Troxy – LONDON