Having already packed out the summer with festival appearances and an incredible support slot with Metallica, Irish rock band Fangclub head out on their headline UK and EU tour. Fangclub’s second album, Vulture Culture, released to critical acclaim in July on Vertigo Records, was recorded during an isolated, month-long stint at Giant Wafer Studios in Wales with producer duo Alex Loring & Tom Andrews, who tested and toyed with the band. “We always work best in isolation,” says drummer Dara Coleman. “I jokingly went into it saying ‘I’m willing to lose my mind for this album’. Around day twenty, things started getting weird - I started getting paranoid that everyone in the house hated me.”

“There was a real atmosphere of obsession from everybody,” adds Vocalist/Guitarist Steven King. “It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done. The theme of the album became violent, there’s a lot of violence in the tone of it, towards yourself and other things.”

Steven forced himself to write his lyrics at the last minute, to ensure they were as raw and honest as possible. “It comes off as a heavier record because I didn’t have time to hide the real stories. It really captured something. The pressure added to it, like ‘that line’s pretty revealing but I have to put it down, I don’t have anything else’. We could’ve gone in and made another debut, this punk thing with loads of hooks, or I could back myself into a corner. It’s a strangely revealing and personal album but I don’t feel afraid to share it because it’s almost as if I’ve expelled the things.”

Be sure to catch Fangclub live at one of the following shows:

October

2nd   Liverpool, Zanzibar

3rd    Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club

5th    Glasgow, The Attic Bar

6th    Newcastle, Riverside 2

7th    Edinburgh, The Mash House

9th    Hull, Adelphi

10th   Manchester, Night People

11th   Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge

12th   Guilford, Boileroom

13th   Bristol, Crofters Rights

14th   Exeter, Cavern Club

16th   London, Camden Assembly

17th   St. Albans, The Horn

19th   Brighton, The Green Door Store

December

13th   Dublin, Button Factory

Set for a July 5 release on Vertigo Records, Vulture Culture, was recorded during an isolated, month-long stint at Giant Wafer Studios in Wales with producer duo Alex Loring & Tom Andrews, that tested and toyed with the band. “We always work best in isolation,” says drummer Dara Coleman. “I jokingly went into it saying ‘I’m willing to lose my mind for this album’. Around day twenty, things started getting weird - I started getting paranoid that everyone in the house hated me". “There was a real atmosphere of obsession from everybody,” adds vocalist/guitarist Steven King. “It’s the craziest thing I’ve ever done. The theme of the album became violent, there’s a lot of violence in the tone of it, towards yourself and other things.”

Steven forced himself to write his lyrics at the last minute, to ensure they were as raw and honest as possible. “It comes off as a heavier record because I didn’t have time to hide the real stories. It really captured something. The pressure added to it, like ‘that line’s pretty revealing but I have to put it down, I don’t have anything else’. We could’ve gone in and made another debut, this punk thing with loads of hooks, or I could back myself into a corner. It’s a strangely revealing and personal album but I don’t feel afraid to share it because it’s almost as if I’ve expelled the things.”

In summing up Vulture Culture, Steven says “We are so proud of this record.  It’s a culmination of a lot of chaos and inner mental violence which almost capsized the band.  Making this record got us through the fog and we have a new lease of life. The energy is real, the chaos makes sense and the violence is fuel for the fire.”

Track Listing:

June

8th Co. Meath, Ireland - Slane Castle (Supporting Metallica)

July

26th Standon, UK, Standon Calling Festival

27th Pikehall, UK, Y-Not Festival

October

2nd Liverpool, Zanzibar

3rd Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club

5th Glasgow, The Attic Bar

6th Newcastle, Riverside 2

7th Edinburgh, The Mash House

9th Hull, Adelphi

10th Manchester, Night People

11th Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge

12th Guilford, Boileroom

13th Bristol, Crofters Rights

14th Exeter, Cavern Club

16th London, Camden Assembly

17th St. Albans, The Horn

19th Brighton, The Green Door Store

20th Southampton, Joiners

December

13th Dublin, Button Factory