Dry The River announce album, ‘Alarms in the Heart’

The first track to be unveiled from the album, which was recorded with producers Charlie Hugall, Paul Savage and Peter Miles, is ‘Gethesemane’, which was given its premiere on Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show earlier this evening.

The record features arrangements from Valgeir Sigurðsson, a composer and producer best known for his work with fellow icelandic musicians Björk and Sigur Rós - though has also worked alongside Damon Albarn, Brian Eno and Feist among others.

‘Roman Candle’ also features the guest vocal talents of ex-Delgado Emma Pollock.

The track listing is:

Alarms in the Heart
Hidden Hand
Roman Candle
Med School
It Was Love That Laid Us Low
Gethsemane
Everlasting Light
Rollerskate
Vessel
Hope Diamond
Husk (‘secret’ song)

Back in February the band - who also said goodbye to violinist Will Harvey - performed at the DIY and Dr. Martens #STANDFORSOMETHING date at Glasgow’s O2 ABC2. Ahead of the show, vocalist Peter Liddle had a chat with DIY about the record. Watch below.

Dry The River will head out on tour this October, following appearances at CC14, Glastonbury, King of the Mountains, Somersault, Leopallooza and Reading and Leeds festivals.

The tour dates are:

OCTOBER
2 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms
3 Cambridge Junction
4 Manchester Academy 2
5 York Fibbers
7 Hull Welly
8 Glasgow Oran Mor
9 Newcastle Northumbria University
10 Birmingham Institute
11 Oxford Academy
14 Cardiff Globe
15 Leeds Cockpit
16 London Forum

Tickets are on sale from musicglue.com/drytheriver from 9pm today (16th June).

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