The View have released their much-anticipated new album, Exorcism of Youth, with this being their first album released in 8 years.
Speaking on Exorcism of Youth, frontman Kyle Falconer said, “This is my baby.” The album delivers the classic indie-rock tracks that the band are known for but also promises to show off a “new-found maturity and darker undercurrent” as told in a press release.
The album has already garnered glowing reviews, with The Daily Star writing “The indie veterans managed to get the chemistry cracking back in the studio after years apart. Calm ballads and energetic synthpop show they’ve learned new tricks… they’re still capable of delivering a knockout blow.”
Similarly, Northern Exposure wrote, “Their most vulnerable album yet… Every listen will uncover fresh little gems.”
The album includes their latest single, “Black Mirror,” with frontman Kyle Falconer explaining in a press release that the tone of the song is closer to revenge than romance.
Falconer shared, “‘Black Mirror’ isn’t a love song as it may appear on the surface, it’s an anti-hero escape into the consciousness of a person grappling with dark feelings in the early hours of a break-up. It’s schadenfreude, it’s about relishing in someone else’s misery when they have watched your demise. Basically looking at how people can be too afraid nowadays to feel those ugly emotions and just white wash them away but it’s okay to feel that sometimes, but it’s how you act on it that counts.”
The View worked with Grammy-award winning producer, Youth to create Exorcism of Youth, known for his work with The Verve, The Charlatans and Jesus & Mary Chain.
The band’s reunion follows a tumultuous period for the band, during which an on-stage fight took place during a show, leading them to cancel subsequent shows. Speaking on the fight, Falconer said, “It was just personal stuff. We’ve made up about it now. It’s too deep to explain. It’s all good again. I think we’re better for it. We’re all best pals again now.”
He continued, “These things have happened numerous times in every country in the world. Being in The View can be volatile sometimes because everyone’s got their own ideas. But we’ve been through worse than that. We’ve both apologised and it’s fine – if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t still be in a band.”
Despite their self-proclaimed short tempers and ability to clash, The View are quickly approaching their 20th anniversary as a band and are keen to keep going strong.
The View are set to embark on a UK tour across November and December. Tickets are available to purchase here.
02/11/23 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
03/11/23 – O2 Academy 2 – Liverpool
04/11/23 – O2 Academy 2 – Manchester
10/11/23 – Waterfront – Norwich
15/11/23 – Junction – Cambridge
16/11/23 – Marble Factory – Bristol
18/11/23 – Concorde 2 – Brighton
22/11/23 – Old Fire Station – Carlisle
23/11/23 – Tramshed – Cardiff
24/11/23 – Warehouse – Leeds
25/11/23 – University – Keele
29/11/23 – Engine Rooms – Southampton
30/11/23 – The Mill – Birmingham
01/12/23 – Foundry – Sheffield
02/12/23 – University – Newcastle
07/12/23 – Scala – London
13/12/23 – O2 Academy – Edinburgh
14/12/23 – Grand Hall – Kilmarnock
16/12/23 – P&J Live – Hall C – Aberdeen
17/12/23 – Caird Hall – Dundee
18/12/23 – Caird Hall – Dundee
Exorcism of Youth is out now. Purchase here.
