The singer’s fourth studio effort arrives in June
Yungblud is back with his forthcoming fourth album, IDOLS. The record arrives on June 20 via Locomotion/Capitol Records. It is the first installment of a double album. He is also hitting the road later this summer on a full North American headlining tour set to kick off on August 23 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California.
Check out the full tour itinerary below.
General on-sale starts Friday, May 9 at 9am local time. An artist pre-sale starts Tuesday, May 6 at 9am local. Spotify pre-sale starts Wednesday, May 7 at 9am local. Sign up to the Yungblud mailing list by 9am on Monday, May 5 for the Artist Pre-Sale code.
The alt-rock sensation, whose last two albums went to number one in the UK and broke into the Billboard top 100, has a back catalog that has accumulated an astonishing 6 billion streams globally.
The upcoming 13-track offering is Yungblud’s most ambitious yet. Making sure of no distractions, he headed to a location just outside of where he grew up in the north of England with producer Matt Schwartz at the helm, Bob Bradley on additional production, and guitarist Adam Warrington.
On Idols, Yungblud explores the theme of hero-worship; how we look to others for validation, often putting others’ lives on a pedestal at the expense of the richness of our own experiences. Yungblud says, “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery. We begin to rationalize everything; our cage walls build up.” He added, “We compare ourselves to 15 different people before we’ve even had our breakfast.”
IDOLS will be available digitally, as well as on CD and four vinyl variants; standard black vinyl, limited edition signed “Distant Smoke” marble vinyl, indie exclusive signed “Supermoon” silver vinyl, Amazon exclusive “Wishing Well” magenta vinyl and Spotify exclusive “Hell and Back” two color vinyl. Each vinyl includes a 4-page lyric booklet and 1 of 6 collectible double-sided photo lithos – unique to each vinyl variant – designed to form a cross-shaped image when the set is completed.
News of the album and tour dates follows the release of his latest singles Lovesick Lullaby” and nine minute and six second epic, “Hello Heaven, Hello.”
Last month, Yungblud made an appearance on the British late night talk show The Jonathan Ross Show, where he also joined guests on the sofa to discuss the forthcoming album as well as the return of his own-curated festival Bludfest, set for its second year on June 21 in the UK. Speaking about his motivation behind the festival and its affordable price point, Yungblud explained, “It needed to represent a new idea and a new generation. Gigs at the minute are extortionately expensive.”
August 23 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
August 24 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
August 26 – The Union – Salt Lake City, UT
August 28 – The Mission Ballroom – Denver, CO
August 30 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX
August 31 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
September 2 – Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
September 6 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
September 9 – The Rave/Eagles Club Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
September 10 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
September 12 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, IL
September 14 – Agora Theatre and Ballroom – Cleveland, OH
September 16 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
September 18 – The Fillmore Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
September 19 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA
September 21 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Tickets will be available HERE