Leave it to Poppy to zag where others would zig. Less than two days out from the release of her seventh studio album Empty Hands, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has released one final(?) teaser. Not really music video per se, "the dogs are already biting," which is not on the album proper, features Poppy speaking atop an eerie synth strain and faint drums in various post-apocalyptic settings. Less George Miller, more Denis Villeneuve with a splash of Salvador Dali, the buildings and landscapes build on the aesthetic established in "Bruised Sky." Choice lines include:
"The future's not a promise, it's a pressure"
and
"I will not confuse noise for truth, or repetition for reality."
Another disquieting line:
"You change names, uniforms, platforms, but not behavior. The pattern survives the person. The horror is not coming, it's present tense."
It's unclear if she's referring to something personal or something larger and more systemic (AI, social media, government surveillance), but that's almost certainly intentional. Much to consider. Check out the full video below. Or just call Poppy on your phone to hear the latest snippet of Empty Hands.
Tuesday Poppy kicked off her Constantly Nowhere Tour with Ocean Grove and Inertia in Brisbane, Australia. Fox Lake will join her for European/UK leg starting in March. In July she'll play Upheaval Fest before returning to Europe and the UK to support Evanescence on their 2026 world tour. Empty Hands drops January 23rd via Sumerian Records.
Her latest album, Negative Spaces, is out now on Sumerian Records. Check out our review here.
Constantly Nowhere Australian Tour with Ocean Grove and Inertia:
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
Evanescence 2026 World Tour
09/08 Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena +
09/10 Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live +
09/11 Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham +
09/13 London, UK @ The O2 +
09/16 Brussels, BE @ Forest National #
09/18 Paris, FR @ Accor Arena #
09/19 Frankfurt, DE @ Congress Center Messe Frankfurt #
09/20 Dortmund, DE @ Westfalenhallen Dortmund #
09/22 Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome #
09/23 Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena #
09/25 Berlin, DE @ Velodrom #
09/26 Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle #
09/28 Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena #
09/29 Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich #
10/01 Barcelona, ES @ Palau Olimpic Badalona #
10/02 Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre #
10/04 Lisbon, PT @ MEO Arena #
+ Poppy and K.Flay
# Poppy and Nova Twins
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