Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats set Shapes Of Midnight album for September release with UK dates confirmed
Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats have announced their seventh album, Shapes Of Midnight, due for release on 18 September through Killer Candy Records.
The Cambridge outfit have also shared the record’s title track, a shadowy introduction to a new concept album partly inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque Of The Red Death and contemporary nightmares. The track continues the band’s collision of twisted pop melody, twin-guitar heavy rock and unsettling atmospherics. Listen to and purchase Shapes Of Midnight via Bandcamp.
An alternate universe of hooks and horror
Following 2024’s synth-led imaginary Giallo soundtrack Nell’ Ora Blu, the new record is described as a return to a more guitar-driven approach, while stretching into jazzy arrangements, NWOBHM charge and damaged, Krautrock-leaning synth textures.
“Our albums exist in an alternate universe to our own,” says songwriter Kevin Starrs. “They’re all stories that could happen here, but everything’s just a bit ‘off’.”
Shapes Of Midnight was recorded live to analogue tape at Abbey Road Studios during a three-day session with engineer Chris Bolster. Mastering was handled by Noel Summerville, whose previous credits include The White Stripes, The Clash and My Bloody Valentine.
The eight-track album includes the title track alongside House by the Grave, When Evil Wakes and Sleep No More.
Inside Shapes Of Midnight
- House by the Grave
- Shapes of Midnight
- When Evil Wakes
- Don’t Let It Control You
- Psycho On The Loose
- I Won’t Sleep (’til You’re Gone)
- The Other Side of the Sky
- Sleep No More
The album will be available via Killer Candy Records, with pre-orders opening on 21 July. Pre-order the album here.
Nine UK shows follow in November
After a summer taking in Sweden Rock, Hellfest and Graspop, Uncle Acid And The Deadbeats will bring the new material to the UK for a nine-date run in November. The tour begins in Wolverhampton and closes at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms, with stops including Glasgow, Leeds, Bristol and Brighton.
- 19 November – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
- 20 November – New Century Hall, Manchester
- 21 November – The Garage, Glasgow
- 22 November – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
- 24 November – Trinity, Bristol
- 25 November – Engine Rooms, Southampton
- 27 November – Concorde 2, Brighton
- 28 November – The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich
- 29 November – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Further information is available via the band’s official website.
