L.A quartet Warpaint have released the latest single from their forthcoming new album Radiate Like This. ‘Hips’ is the third single to come from the album, which will come out on May 6th via Heirlooms/Virgin. The two previous tracks were shared earlier in the year – ‘Champion‘ in January and ‘Stevie‘ in March.
First announced at the turn of the year, Radiate Like This marks the band’s first studio album in six years; their previous being 2016’s Heads Up. In the time since, Warpaint’s four members—Emily Kokal, Jenny Lee Lindberg, Stella Mozgawa and Theresa Wayman—have been busy living. Babies, jobs, tours, solo albums, intercontinental and cross country moves all became priorities, presenting mounting logistical challenges to getting the band back together. Eventually though, the pull of the band became too much and the time away gave them all a rejuvenated creative spark.
Having just completed the foundational tracking sessions with co-producer Sam Petts-Davies (Thom Yorke, Frank Ocean, Skullcrusher) when the pandemic hit, they were forced to retreat to respective safety. This led to the album being recorded remotely from different locations, with each song being layered and sent back and forth between the band. Deciding to delay the release until they could tour allowed them to further hone each track, increasing the intricate detailing of the songs.
Warpaint arrive in Europe for an extensive tour in May, dates are:
May 9 – La Cigale – Paris, France
May 11 – O2 Academy – Bristol, United Kingdom
May 12 – Albert Hall, Manchester – United Kingdom
May 13 – SWG3 Galvanisers – Glasgow, United Kingdom
May 14 – National Stadium – Dublin, Ireland
May 17 – De La Warr Pavilion – Bexhill, United Kingdom
May 18 – The Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom
May 20 – Huxleys – Berlin, Germany
May 21 – Live Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
May 22 – Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany
May 24 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 26 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium
May 28 – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
June 1 – Zorlu Performing Arts Center – Istanbul, Turkey
June 3 – Primavera Sound – Barcelona, Spain
Photo: Mia Kirby
