Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Poppy has just announced her seventh album, Empty Hands, along with the release of the new single, "Bruised Sky." Per the press release, the new album "draws from eclectic influences, with industrial elements, pop sensibilities, and moments that call back to Poppy's surrealist roots with her signature uncanny, machine-like voice." The album comes out January 26th on Sumerian Records.
Shifting away from the introspection of the previous single, "Unravel," the new single, co-written and produced by Jordan Fish, finds Poppy turning her steely gaze toward the heavens and welcoming retribution in the wake of a crumbling relationship. "And the moon is awake tonight / I'm collecting the names under the bruised sky" she promises before hitting the chorus. Just as advertised, the lyrics are rife with surreal images that push the drama to the breaking point. Check out the suitably apocalyptic music video directed by Orie McGinness below.
News of the album arrives mere hours after Poppy concluded the South American leg of the From Zero Tour with Linkin Park. Other recent Poppy activity includes a team-up BABYMETAL, a hit single with Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante in, "End Of You," and a cover of Wham!'s holiday classic "Last Christmas." Coinciding with the album's release in January, Poppy will kick off her Constantly Nowhere European/UK and Australian tour with special guests Ocean Grove, Inertia, and Fox Lake. Tickets are available now.
Her album Negative Spaces is out now on Sumerian Records. You can read the Nu Metal Agenda's review of the record here.
Constantly Nowhere Australian Tour with Ocean Grove and Inertia:
01/20 Brisbane, AUS @ The Fortitude Music Hall
01/21 Sydney, AUS @ Roundhouse
01/22 Melbourne, AUS @ Form Melbourne
01/24 Adelaide, AUS @ Hindley Street Music Hall
01/26 Fremantle, AUS @ Metropolis
Constantly Nowhere European/UK Tour with Ocean Grove and Fox Lake
03/04 Glasgow, UK @ Galvinizers SWG3
03/06 Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
03/08 Birmingham, UK @ 02 Institute Birmingham
03/09 Bristol, UK @ Electric Bristol
03/10 London, UK @ Roundhouse
03/13 Eindhoven, NL @ Headbangers Parade
03/14 Cologne, DE @ Carlswerk Victoria
03/15 Paris, FR @ L'Olympia
03/17 Zurich, CH @ Komplex 457
03/18 Milan, IT @ Alcatraz
03/19 Munich, DE @ Backstage
03/21 Vienna, AT @ Raiffeisen Halle im Gasometer
03/22 Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra
03/24 Prague, CZ @ SaSaZu
03/25 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys Neue Welt
03/27 Warsaw, PL @ Klub Progresja
03/29 Frankfurt, DE @ Batschkapp
03/30 Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
04/01 Luxembourg, LU @ den Atelier
04/04 Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit 36
04/05 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega – Musikkens Hus – Store VEGA
04/07 Oslo, NO @ Sentrum Scene
04/08 Stockholm, SE @ Fållan
04/10 Helsinki, FI @ House Of Culture
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