Microwave have shared details of their long-awaited fourth album, ‘Let’s Start Degeneracy’.
The band’s new record will arrive April 26 via Pure Noise Records, and has been prefaced by new single ‘Bored Of Being Sad’.
‘Let’s Start Degeneracy’ is said to be full of revelations from vocalist and guitarist Nathan Hardy’s experiences with ayahuasca in Peru, along with drummer Timothy ‘Tito’ Pittard.
As the pandemic finished, the two reconvened with bassist and vocalist Tyler Hill and, together, found their way back to being Microwave again.
The album’s title is another drug reference, taken from a conservative politician’s views on drugs in 1970.
Speaking of the album as a whole, Hardy has explained:
“It’s about letting go of attachments and behaviours that aren’t serving you and trying to shake off your programming and not be motivated by fear and guilt and shame.
“It’s about learning to be happy and take care of yourself.”
Have a listen to the album’s latest cut ‘Bored Of Being Sad’ via the video below.
See the full ‘Let’s Start Degeneracy’ tracklisting below.
1. Portals
2. Ferrari
3. Circling The Drain
4. Bored of Being Sad
5. Straw Hat
6. LSD
7. Omni
8. Strangers
9. Concertito
10. Huperzine
The band recently announced a very special co-headline tour alongside The Dirty Nil, with the two bands set to play throughout Europe and the UK in April, concluding at London’s Scala venue.
7th April 2024 – Effenaar, Eindhoven, NL
8th April 2024 – Point Ephémère, Paris, France
9th April 2024 – MTC, Cologne, GER
10th April 2024 – Feierwerk (Kranhalle), Munich, GER
12th April 2024 – Cassiopeia, Berlin, GER
13th April 2024 – headCRASH, Hamburg, GER
15th April 2024 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
16th April 2024 – Gorilla, Manchester, UK
17th April 2024 – Oran Mor, Glasgow, UK
19th April 2024 – Leadmill (Steel Stage), Sheffield, UK
20th April 2024 – Boileroom, Guilford, UK
22nd April 2024 – Fleece, Bristol, UK
23rd April 2024 – Patterns, Brighton, UK
24th April 2024 – Scala, London, UK