Yungblud has released today a music video for his latest single ‘mars,’ which is due to appear on his upcoming album ‘Weird!’ which is due to hit record stores on ‘December 4.‘ The video comes just a day after the song hit leading streaming platforms and features Yungblud and others singing the lyrics directly into the camera will increasing scenes of chaos begin to ensue. The video is full of Yungblud’s rebellious and counter-cultural attitude and eschews all mainstream expectations of what a music video should consist of in a way which is very powerful and enjoyable to watch.
The song cheekily lifts its title and core concept from David Bowie’s ‘Life On Mars,’ but this is no cheap rip-off, more an affectionate nod to a man so influential to alternative and even mainstream British pop and rock music not just through his songs but also his many images and persona’s and his ability to resist tradition and pave the way for all the more androgynous aspects of musical performance that we nowadays take for granted. When Yungblud asks if there’s ‘any life on mars,’ he is standing up to the same questions that David Bowie would have faced in his era when he asked ‘is there life on mars?’
Yungblud’s album ‘Weird!’ is due to be released in physical forms on the 4th of December and his online store is currently offering a huge variety of bundles to pre-order as we come into the final week before its release. The album can be pre-ordered as an ‘ice cream man,’ vinyl which is a translucent grey colour and is also available in white. Bundles available on the website include vinyl, CD and sticker sets, bundles of CDs with a variety of alternative album artworks, cassette bundles, signed copies and more. The store also feature clothing much including socks, hoodies and polo shirts so fans can get the Yungblud look.
As well as building up excitement for the release of ‘Weird!’ by dropping singles and music videos, Yungblud is also about to embark on the US leg of his online live streamed virtual tour which will be continuing through the December 4th release date and Yungblud has been completing UK and European legs earlier this month. Furthermore, as well as the online ‘The Weird Time of Life,’ tour, which makes sense considering the current nationwide lockdown and that the majority of the country will still be unable to enjoy live music before Christmas due to the stricter tier system, Yungblud does have a real life tour planned for 2021.
Full UK tour dates for Yungblud’s 2021 ‘Life On Mars’ tour in 2021 are as follows:
28/09/2021 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth
29/09 – Plymouth Pavilions – Plymouth
1/10 – Alexandra Palace – London
4/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
5/10 – O2 Academy – Bristol
7/10 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Stretford
9/10 – The Dome – Doncaster
12/10 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
14/10 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
18/10 – Mountford Hall – Liverpool
