HUMOUR SHARE NEW SINGLE “IN THE PADDIES”
DEBUT ALBUM “LEARNING GREEK”
OUT AUGUST 8TH ON SO YOUNG RECORDS
LISTEN / WATCH VIDEO HERE
Photo Credit: Rosie Sco
Glasgow’s Humour today share the latest single from their much-anticipated debut album, “Learning Greek”, out August 8th on So Young Records, the dynamic, surrealist anthem, “In The Paddies”.
Listen / Watch “In The Paddies” HERE
Frontman Andreas Christoloudis had the following to say about the themes behind their new single, a narrative centrepiece of the record:
“In the Paddies is from the point of view of a character who summons various members of the dead throughout history to rise in a muddy field and asks them what it would take to allow their souls to rest peacefully.”
The 11 songs of “Learning Greek” combine lithe riffs, throat-stripping intensity and a crushing take on the fabled loud/quiet dynamic, with the record following two critically-acclaimed EPs from the band – 2022’s “Pure Misery” and 2023’s “A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me”. With last year largely set aside to write new material, the band returned this Spring with “Neighbours”, a heavy, decisively robust comeback from the five-piece and one that saw Humour added to the BBC 6 Music playlist for the first time, a sprightly, jagged follow-up “Plagiarist” in April and then the Iliad referencing “Memorial” last month.
Produced by Idlewild’s Rod Jones at his Post Electric studio in Edinburgh, “Learning Greek” will be available on CD, standard LP, a Dinked edition LP with exclusive colour and sleeve design, and a Rough Trade exclusive edition LP paired to a zine with lyrics and illustrations from Andreas.
Pre-order HERE
With live dates across the Summer, including a performance at 2000 Trees next weekend, the band have also recently announced a string of instores around the album release and their most extensive UK headline tour yet for November in support of the record.
Humour live:
09/07-11/07 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
02/08 – Multitude Festival, Milton Keynes
08/08 – Jacaranda Instore, Liverpool
09/08 – Rough Trade Instore, Nottingham
10/08 – Rough Trade Instore, Bristol
11/08 – Banquet Instore, Kingston *
12/08 – The Social, London
13/08 – Crash Instore, Leeds *
14/08 – Assai Instore, Edinburgh *
14/08 – Assai Instore, Edinburgh
21/08 – Vera, Groningen
23/08 – Loose Ends Festival, Utrecht
20/11 – Oporto, Leeds
22/11 – Yes (Basement), Manchester
23/11 – Bodega, Nottingham
25/11 – Dead Wax, Birmingham
27/11 – The Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
28/11 – The Lexington, London
29/11 – Bear Cave, Bournemouth
30/11 – Cavern Club, Exeter
02/12 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
03/12 – Exchange, Bristol
04/12 – District, Liverpool
05/12 – Zerox, Newcastle
06/12 – King Tut’s, Glasgow
* Stripped back performance
Humour
Learning Greek
Out August 8th on So Young Records
Neighbours
Memorial
Plagiarist
Learning Greek
Dirty Bread
Die Rich
I Knew We Would Talk
Aphid
I Only Have Eyes
In The Paddies
It Happened In The Sun
Humour are:
Ruairidh Smith – Drums
Lewis Doig – Bass
Ross Patrizio – Guitar
Jack Lyall – Guitar
Andreas Christodoulidis – Vocals
Previous praise for Humour:
“Bracing, bizarre avant-rock… Humour combine melancholic, open-hearted instrumentation with Andreas Christodoulidis’ utterly alien vocal performances, replete with violent pitch changes and lurching dynamics.”
Loud & Quiet
“Superbly exciting… a honed and thrilling live act…”
NME
“A seethingly intelligent slice of guitar music.”
CLASH
“Far from the despair of its title, ‘Pure Misery’ has lots in it to love”
DIY
“Pack a powerful, poignant punch.”
DORK