THE PALE WHITE
SHARE BLISTERING NEW SINGLE
‘NOSTRADAMUS’
Photo credit: Saint Sophie
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Today, Newcastle alt-rock trio The Pale White unveil new single ‘Nostradamus’, stream here. The latest release comes from their upcoming sophomore album “The Big Sad”, due for release on 18th April 2025 via the North-East’s own End of the Wall Recordings, pre-order / save here
Road-tested to raucous reception on their previous Pixies support slots, ‘Nostradamus’, mixed by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Royal Blood, Ghost), blends raw drums with a bold, defiant bassline for a grungy yet dynamic sound. Punchy harmonies cut through the intensity of the track, creating a catchy rhythm that demands attention. With its perfect mix of grit and groove, “Nostradamus” is exactly the song to blast when you want to push back against those who think they have all the answers.
Speaking on the track, frontman Adam Hope says, “We all know that person who thinks they know everything, but this song is a gentle reminder that they don’t…unlike Nostradamus who famously made some bold predictions that came true hundreds of years later. It started as an electronic loop with a mellotron and processed beats, before being forgotten about. A few years later, it was rediscovered and simply had to be brought to life with the band”
“The Big Sad: an album born from the ashes of dark times, but representing a beacon of light for the future. An album of honesty and purity, one that our current fanbase sonically may not be expecting. The sound of a band that got tired of slamming on the fuzz pedal to tick the ‘rock’ box and dares to try something new, dares to shock, dares to be great.”
This is the northeast calling, with songs of stillness, reflection, renewal, defiance, hope, classic melodies and, at certain perfectly judged moments, furniture-shifting riffs. With a powerful album shaped by pandemic-era loss (of momentum, and the departure of a band member), and by the wins brought by what singer/songwriter/guitarist Adam Hope describes as a “weight lifted off my shoulders”. With a fresh, front-footed, fired-up approach that owes everything to a band returning to their roots in Wallsend and Newcastle – and, for the first time, making their music entirely on their own independent terms: self-produced and self-confident.
This is the return of The Pale White with, in all its surging emotion and pitch-perfect songcraft, the 13-track triumph that is The Big Sad.
The band, fronted by Adam Hope with his younger brother Jack Hope on drums – with Dave Barrow on bass are a testament to the North East’s recent emergence of bright talent. At the time devoid of fresh blood, Newcastle quickly became alight with buzz around The Pale White upon their formation in 2016. Brothers Adam and Jack, then joined by Tom Booth, honed their skills as a ferocious three-piece and quickly settled into a rhythm of their own with a self-titled EP in 2017 and 2018’s hip-swaggering ‘Take Me to the Strange’ before releasing their debut 2021 album ‘Infinite Pleasure’.
Heads were quickly turning and with ongoing support from Radio 1, Radio X and Triple J, the band’s tunes were playing up and down the country. Highlighted as “one of the North East’s hottest groups” by NME and their tunes praised as “filthy, QOTSA-esque stoner rock” by The Independent in a 5-star live review, local hype soon translated into widespread acclaim, huge support slots and impressive festival appearances.
‘THE BIG SAD’ TRACKLIST
Lost In The Moment
Final Exit
Woolly Thunder
I’m Sorry (This Time)
January, Please
Preparing For The Big Sad
There’s An Echo
Real Again
Trapped In The Vacuum
Interlude
Nostradamus
My Abacus
The Big Sad
Album artwork credit: Joe Hope
THE PALE WHITE 2025 LIVE DATES
Headline Tour:
06 March: Deaf Institute, Manchester [LOW TICKETS]
07 March: King Tut’s, Glasgow
08 March: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds [LOW TICKETS]
10 March: Dead Wax, Birmingham
11 March: Louisiana, Bristol [SOLD OUT]
13 March: Green Door Store, Brighton
14 March: Oslo, London [LOW TICKETS]
15 March: Northumbria Uni, Newcastle [LOW TICKETS]
21 March: The Workman’s Club, Dublin
22 March: Limelight 2, Belfast
Supporting PIXIES:
23 April: Den Atelier, Luxembourg [SOLD OUT]
25 April: TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht [SOLD OUT]
26 April: Lotto Arena, Antwerp
28 April: Oosterpoort, Groningen [SOLD OUT]
29 April: 013, Tilburg [SOLD OUT]
01 May: Tempodrom, Berlin [SOLD OUT]
02 May: Palladium, Cologne [SOLD OUT]
03 May: Tonhalle, Munich
06 May: Arkea Arena, Bordeaux
07 May: Zenith, Nantes
09 May: Palacio de los Deportes de Granada, Granada
10 May: Sagres Campo, Lisbon
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