Swedish post-punk group Viagra Boys are back to announce a new album, viagr aboys, set for release on April 25th. They’ve also shared a new song, “Man Made of Meat,” and revealed its satirical, art world-themed music video.
viagr aboys will be the Stockholm band’s fourth LP and their first new album since 2022’s Cave World. Produced by frequent collaborator Pelle Gunnerfeldt, they’ll be releasing viagr aboys as the first offering on their newly-launched label, Shrimptech Enterprises. As for the album title’s particular spelling, vocalist Sebastian Murphy says, “This is like a self-titled album but a bit simple and stupid — because that’s how I am.”
“Man Made of Meat,” the album’s lead single, finds Murphy reprising his signature dark humor and satirical tone over crisp guitars and (fittingly) a meaty bassline. Murphy laments the anxieties of modern life under capitalism: “I am a man that’s made of meat/ You’re on the internet looking at feet” goes just one humorous line in the chorus, but throughout, Murphy references McDonald’s, Matthew Perry’s death, trying to get free women’s sweaters from L.L. Bean, subscribing to “your mom’s OnlyFans” and wheelchairs with “electric motors made by goblins in a factory overseas.”
The song also comes with a music video directed by Daniel Björkman that depicts Murphy as an “accidental artist.” Murphy drops a bottle of liquor in a museum when looking at a painting, thus creating another piece of art for the elite to fawn over; eventually Murphy is demanded to recreate and subsequently abstract his own initial “work,” and each time he challenges his status as an artist (culminating in a press conference meltdown), he’s rewarded with more critical adoration. Watch the video below.
In support of viagr aboys, the band will be embarking on a 2025 North American tour this autumn. They’ll first head stateside for an appearance at Coachella in April, but formally begin their North American run in Vancouver on September 11th; they’ll continue through cities like Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Oakland, Denver, Austin, St, Louis, Nashville, and many more. The tour ends with a show in Atlanta on November 8th. Check out Viagra Boys’ 2025 tour dates below, and get tickets to see them here.
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viagr aboys Tracklist:
01. Man Made of Meat
02. The Bog Body
03. Uno II
04. Pyramid of Health
05. Dirty Boyz
06. Medicine for Horses
07. Waterboy
08. Store Policy
09. You N33d Me
10. Best in Show Pt.IV
11. River King
Viagra Boys 2025 Tour Dates:
04/12 — Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/19 — Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/25 — Paris, FR @ Zenith
04/26 — Brussels, BE @ AB
04/28 — Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy
04/29 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
04/30 — Cardiff, UK @ Arena
05/01 — Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
05/02 — Dublin, IE @ Olympia
05/03 — Dublin, IE @ Olympia
05/05 — Glasgow, UK @ Barrowlands
05/06 — London, UK @ O2 Brixton Academy
05/08 — Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
05/09 — Tilburg, NL @ 013
05/10 — Luxembourg City, LX @ Rockhal
05/11 — Zurich, CH @ X-tra
09/11 — Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
09/12 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/13 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
09/14 — Portland, OR @ Grand Lodge
09/17 — St Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
09/18 — Chicago, IL @ Fairgrounds at the Salt Shed
09/19 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
09/20 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
09/22 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
09/23 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
09/25 — Brooklyn, NY @ The Brooklyn Mirage
09/26 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
09/27 — Philadelphia, PA @ Franklin Music Hall
10/23 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/27 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
10/28 — Denver, CO @ The Mission
10/30 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
10/31 — Austin, TX @ Venue TBA
11/01 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/03 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/04 — Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
11/06 — St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
11/07 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
11/08 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern