The boys of Black Midi took to the streets yesterday to serve the sweltering London masses in their very own ice cream van. Quite the gesture as we here in the UK just experienced the hottest day since records began in our often drizzly little island, due to the current heatwave the MET Office have issued a; “Red Extreme Heat Warning”. Thankfully this Black Midi had just the tonic to help Londoners beat the heat.
The band were dolling out frozen treats alongside copies of their new LP Hellfire which dropped on the 15th of July 2022 via Rough Trade Records. Prior to the album’s release, the band played a packed-out show at Somerset House (with support from Caroline) which saw the lads in full swing. The invitation from Black Midi is as follows; “We’ll be running an ice cream van in London today, it’s gonna be at Soho square at 5pm and Peckham Rye Park at 7pm – if you’re in the area come and get an ice cream and other fun stuff – water pistols compulsory.”
— black midi (@bmblackmidi) July 19, 2022
The band stated elsewhere that besides the pressings of the new album, you will find; “a box of large somerset house exclusive tees and obviously lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of ICE CREAM.” With the added sweetener of; “Soleros hopefully”.
Tomorrow in London – water pistols absolutely compulsory #hellfire pic.twitter.com/igbBkbhZQS
— black midi (@bmblackmidi) July 18, 2022
Last week, Black Midi got to show off their latest hits at a show set in the beautiful Somerset House (with support from Caroline). The show was quite a spectacle (as per) and even contained a heart-melting rendition of Kate Bush’s classic track “Wuthering Heights”. You can witness the mayhem in the fan-caught footage below:
The latest record from Black Midi was described by vocalist and guitarist Geordie Greep, stating; “tell the tales of morally suspect characters. There are direct dramatic monologues, flamboyantly appealing to our degraded sense of right and wrong. You’re never quite sure whether to laugh at or be horrified.”
Greep continued; “Almost everyone depicted is a kind of a scumbag, Almost everything I write is from a true thing, something I experienced and exaggerated and wrote down. I don’t believe in Hell, but all that old-world folly is great for songs, I’ve always loved movies and anything else with a depiction of Hell. Dante’s Inferno. When Homer goes to Hell in The Simpsons. There’s a robot Hell in Futurama. Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Jewish writer who portrays a Satan interfering in people’s lives. There’s loads!”
