Long beloved UK indie darlings Gengahr have announced a UK tour in support of their upcoming fourth studio album, Red Sun Titans. Taking to social media, the band confirmed that their fourth album will be released in time for summer on the 14th June.
Red Sun Titans will include 12 new tracks alongside the singles “A Ladder” and “In The Moment”. It’s the band’s first album since 2020’s Sanctuary. Click here to pre-order the album.
For the album’s full track list see below:
- Alkali
- Red Sun Titans
- From Beruit (Interlude)
- A Ladder
- In The Moment
- Heels To The Moon
- Floating In The Undercurrent (Interlude)
- White Lightning
- Suburbia
- In My Way
- The Interview
- Haunted Spaces (Interlude)
- Napoleon
- Collapse
Frontman Felix Bushe described the album as “caught in between two worlds” in a press release. Red Sun Titans was mixed and produced by British recording engineer Matt Glasbey, who has worked alongside alt-J, Ed Sheeran, Maisie Peters, and Coldplay, and executive produced by Charlie Andrew, who has worked with Wolf Alice, London Grammar, Bloc Party, and alt-J.
The UK tour was announced via the band’s Instagram on the 21st April. “We cannot wait to see you and play songs old and new”, the band captioned the post. Starting with Leicester in late September, Gengahr will play nine dates around the country concluding in London in October. Gengahr is also on the bill for several festivals this summer including Truck, Ventnor Fringe, Brighten the Corners, Live at Leeds, The Great Escape, Kendall Calling, and Secret Garden Party. For tickets see here.
So far two singles have been released from the album. Sunny single “A Ladder” dropped back in February giving fans a first taste of the album’s poppy psychedelic sound. The music video for the track (directed by Billy Howard Price, founding member of three-piece alt-rock band Puppy, and childhood friend of Bushe) sees the band donning lab coats and examining fuzzy pastel-coloured bacteria under microscopes.
The second bliss-filled melodic single from the album, “In The Moment”, was released on the 13th April. The video (also directed by Price) was shot on an iPhone in Mallorca featuring Bushe wearing a suit made for Brad Pitt’s role in the film The Councillor (2013).
“In The Moment” reflects upon the necessity to break away from our daily routine and create meaningful memories,” said the singer in a press release. “As much as sunny days and laughter with friends, “In The Moment” celebrates the late hours without inhibition, where dreams lead and tomorrow lingers“.
Watch the video for “In The Moment below:
The band from Stoke Newington first formed in high school back in 2013 naming themselves after the adorable purple Pokémon Gengar. They quickly caught the press and public’s attention with their comforting and trippy psych-pop sounds and stood out thanks to Bushe’s unique falsetto. Their debut LP, A Dream Outside, was heralded as one of the best UK indie pop albums of 2015 by the likes of The Guardian, DIY Magazine, Far Out Magazine, Clash Magazine, and The Line of Best Fit.
For all Gengahr’s upcoming UK tour and festival dates see below:
13/05/23 – The Great Escape Festival – Brighton
27/05 – Live at Leeds in the Park – Leeds
09/06 – Brighten the Corners – Ipswich
20/07 – The Secret Garden Party – Huntington
21/07 – Truck Festival – Oxfordshire
27/07 – Kendall Calling – The Lake District
28/07 – Ventnor Fridge Festival – Isle of Wight
25/09 – Academy2 – Leicester
26/09 – Hare & Hounds – Birmingham
27/09 – Wardrobe – Leeds
29/09 – Band on the Wall – Manchester
30/09 – Garage G2 – Glasgow
01/10 – Cluny – Newcastle
03/10 – Trinity – Bristol
04/10 – Concorde 2 – Brighton
06/10 – Electric Ballroom – London
