Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have announced their latest album ‘Sticky’, and details of a UK, Irish and European tour. This will be the band’s first new album since they dropped their 2019 record ‘End of Suffering’ and is set for release on October 15. ‘Sticky’ was previewed today on July 5 with the release of the album’s title track as a single.
Carter described the track as being “about that moment where you’re drunk at a bus stop at 3 am. You know there are no more buses, but you sit there anyway because you’re too fucked to figure out your options. Your kebab is on the floor, there’s a Stella in your pocket and you’re woken up by a dirty little fox eating your shoes.”
The upcoming album, was produced for the first time by the bands guitarist Dean Richardson and also features some big names such as Primal Scream‘s Bobby Gillespie, Lynks and Cassyette. When asked about the album Carter stated that “Someone described it to me as ‘they felt their youth’ when they were listening to the record,” adding that “When you make albums, those are the ones you want to make. Nostalgic, but classic. Timeless, and also modern.”
The punk rock group have previously previewed their new album with the track ‘My Town’, which takes a metaphoric look at the collective mental health of a nation after all the long arduous lockdowns. On the song they collaborated with IDLES frontman Joe Talbot.
Those who pre-order ‘Sticky’ from the band’s official store will then on July 14 at 10am local time receive early access to tickets for their latest tour. Details for said tour were announced around the same time they released the first single off the new album. They are set to tour UK and Ireland for November this year and will also play a pair of gigs at the O2 Academy Brixton in London in January before heading out on a European tour. After the early access period tickets will then go on General sale on July 16 at 10am local time.
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes also recently headlined the opening night of the Download Festival pilot, where they played to 10,000 people.
‘Sticky’ Tracklist:
- ‘Sticky’
- ‘Cupid’s Arrow’
- ‘Bang Bang’ (featuring Lynks)
- ‘Take It To The Brink’
- ‘My Town’ (featuring Joe Talbot)
- ‘Go Get A Tattoo’ (featuring Lynks)
- ‘Off With His Head’ (featuring Cassyette)
- ‘Cobra Queen’
- ‘Rat Race’
- ‘Original Sin’ (featuring Bobby Gillespie)
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes UK and Ireland tour:
10/11/2021 Academy – Dublin
11/11 Rock City – Nottingham
13/11 UEA – Norwich
15/11 Guildhall – Southampton
16/11 O2 Academy – Bristol
17/11 Engine Shed – Lincoln
19/11 O2 Academy – Birmingham
20/11 O2 Academy – Newcastle
22/11 Barrowland – Glasgow
23/11 Corn Exchange – Edinburgh
24/11 O2 Academy – Liverpool
25/11 Academy – Manchester
