Sharing the second teaser from forthcoming studio album Blister, set for release on 9 October in collaboration 6 independent labels across Europe, Rotterdam indie-rock outfit Tramhaus offer up thrashing punk gloom with new single ‘Swarm’.
Recorded in the depths of the Ardennes forest after 18 months of near-constant touring across 3 continents, ‘Swarm’ captures the sound of a band weathered, but infinitely wiser. A loud-quiet-loud gut-punch maelstrom of goth-rock restraint and hardcore frenzy, the single barks and hollers with all the captivating chaos of an eruptive live show, which supports Gurriers on their UK tour this October, heads across East Asia in September, hitting practically every country in Europe by next spring.
Following the KEXP-premiered single ‘Plovdiv’, and support from BBC 6Music, Stereogum, The Line of Best Fit, Far Out, Rough Trade, and more, forthcoming album Blister captures a sense of communal, embodied, patience through experiences of queues, denials of entry, soundchecks, lonely hotel rooms and international dealings – good and bad. A band who have an ability to soak up what life brings and find a way collectively – and bodily – to deal with it, pushing Tramhaus forwards is their gang mentality, and core belief that a network of global friendships patiently built up over the last five years will see them right.
Speaking more about the track, the band say:
“‘Swarm’ is a song about the individual self, and its corresponding image – are you made by the ideas of others, or are you a product of your own thoughts?’ “
Testament to the band’s broad international network of collaborators that prioritises the organic, grassroots side of the industry and a belief in bringing the band to audiences beyond the regular touring circuit, new album Blister will be released in collaboration with six separate independent labels across six European countries
Tramhaus Live Dates
UK
* supporting Gurriers
October
14 – Glasgow, SWG3*
15 – Newcastle, Newcastle University *
16 – Manchester, New Century Hall*
17 – Leeds, Project House*
19 – Sheffield, Crookes Social Club*
20 – Norwich, The Waterfront*
22 – Bristol, Electric Bristol*
23 – Birmingham, O2 Institute*
24 – London, Electric Brixton*
25 – Brighton, Concorde 2*
January
8-11 – Bognor Regis, Rockaway Beach (UK)
Asia + EU
September
3 – Singapore, Baybeats Festival
5 – Seoul, Zandari Festival
8 – Osaka, Socore Factory
9 – Tokyo, Moon Romantic
10 – Tokyo, Shibuya LUSH
11 – Beijing, ShutUp Bar
12 – Shanghai, Star@ Cultural Center
16 – Taipei, The Wall Livehouse
November
5 – Lorient, L’Hydrophone (FR)
6 – L’Antipode Rennes (FR)
19 – Vienna, Kollektiv Kaorle (AT)
20 – Schorndorf, Manufaktur (DE)
25 – Copenhagen, Loppen (DK)
26 – Oslo, Revolver (NO)
27 – Stockholm, Klubb Nalen (SE)
28 – Gothenburg, Viva Sounds (SW)
30 – Aarhus, Radar (DK)
December
11 – Rotterdam, Maassilo (NL)
12 – Breda, Popmonument (NL)
12 – Cologne, BüZe Ehrenfeld (GR)
18 – Groningen, VERA (NL)
19 – Groningen, VERA (NL)
February
4 – Paris, Le Trabendo (FR)
5 – Nijmegen, Doornroosje (NL)
6 – Leiden, Out of The Ordinary (NL)
9 – Berlin, Neue Zukunft (DE)
10 – Oberhausen, Gdankska (DE)
11 – Hasselt, Club AFF (BE)
12 – Eindhoven, Effenaar (NL)
13 – Utrecht TivoliVrendenburg (NL)
17 – Antwerp, Trix (BE)
18 – Munster, Gleis22 (DE)
19 – Zwolle, Hedon (NL)
20 – Amsterdam, Paradiso (NL)
March
3 – Kortrijk, Wilde Westen (BE)
10 – Le Havre, Le Tetris (FR)
11 – Allonnes, Salle Jean Carmet (FR)
12 – Poitiers, Le Confort Moderne (FR)
13 – Bordeaux, Le Krakatoa (FR)
16 – Lisbon, Casa Capitao (PR)
17 – Santa Maria Da Feira, Cine-Teatro António Lamoso (PT)
18 – Oviedo, Kuivi Almacenes (ES)
19 – Madrid, El Sótano (ES)
20 – San Sebastian, TBA (ES)
21 – Barcelona, Razzmatazz (ES)
22 – Aix-en-Provence, Le 6MIC (FR)
24 – Florence, Anibale Night (IT)
25 – Ravenna, Bronson Club (IT)
26 – Lucerne, Schüür (CH)
27 – Adincourt, Le Moloco (FR)
April
5 – Düsseldorf, Ratinger Hof (DE)
6 – Munich, Import Export (DE)
7 – Vienna, Club Luzia (AT)
8 – Zagreb, Mocvara (HR)
10 – Budapest, A38 (HU)
11 – Brno, Kabinet MÚZ (CZ)
13 – Krakow, Warzstat (PL)
14 – Poznan, Klub Pod Minogą (PL)
15 – Warsaw, Hydrozagadka (PL)
16 – Vilnius, XI20 (LT)
17 – Riga, Laska (LV)
18 – Tallinn, Paavli Kultuurivabrik (EE)
20 – Helsinki, Semifinal (FI)
25 – Hamburg, Betty (DE)
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