Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Premiere New Single "Shapes Of Midnight" From Upcoming New Album

Following their recent feud with Gorillaz earlier this month, British psych rock outfit Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats have announced their seventh studio album, “Shapes Of Midnight.” The new record draws partial inspiration from Edgar Allan Poe's 1842 short story ‘The Masque Of The Red Death‘.

The album was recorded entirely in analog at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, England, with engineer Chris Bolster (Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney) behind the console. Frontman Kevin Starrs handled production, while Noel Summerville (The White Stripes, My Bloody Valentine) mastered the record.

The album's title track has now been released as the latest single, following April's “Don’t Let It Control You.”

A press release highlights a stylistic evolution for the band, stating:

“The album marks a return to the guitar-forward attack of their earlier records, but also an evolution. Their blessed invocation of proto-metal heaviness is gilded by blasts of uncanny melancholic pop, bruising NWOBHM gallop, jazzy textures and complexities, and Krautrock-y cro-magnon synth damage. It’s a deliciously dark listen, for sure; as songwriter Kevin Starrs says, ‘Our albums exist in an alternate universe to our own. They’re all stories that could happen here, but everything’s just a bit ‘off.’’”

“Shapes Of Midnight” track list:

01 – “House By The Grave“
02 – “Shapes Of Midnight“
03 – “When Evil Wakes“
04 – “Don’t Let It Control You“
05 – “Psycho On The Loose“
06 – “I Won’t Sleep (‘Til You’re Gone)“
07 – “The Other Side Of The Sky“
08 – “Sleep No More“

“Shapes Of Midnight” will be released on September 18th via Killer Candy Records. As previously announced, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats will headline a North American tour this fall with Italian doom metal band Messa as direct support:

09/08 Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theatre
09/09 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
09/10 Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
09/12 Dallas, TX – Studio at The Bomb Factory
09/13 Austin, TX – Levitation Festival
09/15 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre
09/16 Tucson, AZ – La Rosa
09/18 Las Vegas, NV – The Portal at Area 15
09/19 San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
09/20 Los Angeles, CA – The Bellwether
09/21 San Francisco, CA – Regency Ballroom
09/24 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
09/25 Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
09/26 Seattle, WA – The Showbox
09/29 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
09/30 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre
10/02 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater
10/03 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
10/04 Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
10/06 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
10/07 Montreal, QC – Theatre Benfield
10/08 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
10/09 Baltimore, MD – Nevermore Hall
10/11 New York, NY – Irving Plaza