Across the four-album arc of their first era, Swervedriver made music that was all about the journey. They simulated the thrill of propulsion, the euphoric arrival, the anticipation of going back again (or not), of moving on. And move on they did. During 10 years in absentia, the band’s legend grew. A fifth album emerged in 2015, a mere 17 years after its predecessor, and trumpeted some eternal Swervedriver virtues: the intricate, fissile guitar patterns of Adam Franklin and  Jimmy Hartridge, baked hard then dispatched in giant monolithic waves by a tactile rhythm section including drummer Mikey Jones.

Four years later, Swervedriver present Future Ruins, an album which details a band moving with real time and real life vitality, showcasing new tricks alongside classic hallmarks. The album exhibits Swervedriver’s fabled widescreen escapism, but combined with very real fears of the modern condition. Amongst those tracks are powerful album opener ‘Mary Winter’ and 21st century techno-warfare examining ‘Drone Lover’; both share a foreboding uncertainty of the future - a theme that looms over many of the tracks on the band’s acclaimed record.

May 2019 Tour

Sunday 12th May        The Fleece                 Bristol

Monday 13th May        Deaf Institute            Manchester

Tuesday 14th May        King Tut’s                Glasgow

Thursday 16th May    O2 Academy Islington        London

Friday 17th May        O2 Institute2 Birmingham    Birmingham

Irish electronic-pop duo, Le Boom, comprising of Christy Leech and Aimie Mallon, and fellow Dubliner Æ Mak (Aoife McCann) have a video for their new collaborative single, ‘Dancing Bug’. The new music is shared alongside news of Le Boom’s largest headline to-date, a stop at the 1250-capacity Olympia, Dublin on October 11. The new date will follow a summer of festival touring and a brief May run, taking in stops at Thousand Island, London on May 3, and further dates at Live At Leeds and Hit The North.

Following the impeccably choreographed ‘Just Want To’, the compelling melodies of ‘Dancing Bug’ - which visually finds Leech, Mallon and McCann gliding through the streets of Stoneybatter, Dublin City - is the latest cut from the forthcoming EP, All Of My Highs, set for release May 3. “‘Dancing Bug’ is about falling into your bedroom after a bad day and dancing like fire to your favourite song; to escape the stuff you just had to deal with,” says McCann. “That energy taking you off into the other world that you're visualising as you dance.”

Speaking about the musical coming together, McCann continues: “I’d always loved Le Boom's live shows - myself and my mates dancing ourselves into the ground, high energy and love. Myself and Christy met at The Great Escape last year and got on like a house on fire. We were both like 'I like your music - I like your music, cool'. We wrote ‘Dancing Bug’ in a couple of hours late last year. Loved every minute.”

UK/IRE Tour Dates

May 03 | Thousand Island, London, UK

May 04 | Live At Leeds, Leeds, UK

May 05 | Hit The North, Newcastle, UK

May 10 | It Takes A Village, Cork, IRE

May 25 | South Central, Portsmouth, UK

May 26 | Life Festival, Westmeath, UK

Jun 21 | Sea Sessions, Donegal, IRE

Jul 26 | Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK

Jul 28 | Coronas Big Top, Galway, IRE

Aug 03 | Indiependence, Cork, IRE

Oct 10 | Duke Of York, Belfast, UK

Oct 11 | Olympia, Dublin, IRE

Oct 25 | Glassworks, Derry, IRE