White Lies have shared a brand new single, ‘Nothing On Me’, and introduced a 2026 UK and European tour. Pay attention and discover all the main points beneath.
The high-octane music marks the primary materials from the London band in three years, following on from their 2022 sixth album ‘As I Strive To not Fall Aside’, and is considerably of a gear shift.
It was recorded at The Church Studios within the capital, produced by Riley MacIntyre (Ezra Collective, Arlo Parks) and combined by Chris Coady (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blondshell, Seaside Home).
“This observe welcomes you into the collaborative current thoughts of White Lies. It’s considerably reckless, unhinged, stuffed with competing concepts,” the group mentioned in a joint assertion. “There’s a disregard for any exterior influences, pressures, or expectations. We’re driving with no brakes or seatbelts. Lyrically and conceptually, it’s a rebirth, and an introduction.”
Talking extra about how ‘Nothing On Me’ happened, White Lies recalled how “the preliminary musical concepts got here from having a synth sequence that’s in a distinct time signature to the remainder of the band”.
“That is one thing I borrowed quite a bit from the 70’s prog that I really like and listened to quite a bit in the course of the making of this report. I listened to information by Genesis, Chris Squire, Sure, Utopia and Gong, who all extensively make use of this of their music,” they mentioned.
“The rhythm is a traditional motorik beat borrowed from the krautrock that all of us love and is a motif we’ve used quite a bit throughout our careers in White Lies. The guitar melody is sort of jolly and absurdist just like the nursery rhyme or one thing you’d hear an ice cream van taking part in. It clashes, I feel, to the texture of the music. That is impressed by Steve Hillage and his album Motivation Radio the place he usually utilises related melodies. All of this feeds a cacophony and an overload of knowledge that disorients and confuses.”
As for the lyrical themes, White Lies defined that the phrases “replicate the difficulties we are able to all have in regarding folks even when they’re near us, particularly within the warmth of an argument or disagreement and the way overwhelming that may be”.
They went on: “That is in all probability the quickest most intense music we’ve ever written and was additional developed in rehearsals, with Seth Evans (previously of Black Midi) on keys, after which carried out within the studio. The foundations of this observe are one take performed reside.”
White Lies are but to announce particulars of their subsequent studio album. Nonetheless, it’s mentioned that ‘Nothing On Me’ serves as “a taster of what’s to return” from the trio.
Within the meantime, the band have introduced a UK and Eire headline tour for early subsequent 12 months. This contains gigs in Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester, forward of a homecoming efficiency on the Roundhouse in Camden City, London.
From there, White Lies will head to Europe for a run of concert events. Cease-offs embody Paris, Milan, Munich, Budapest, Prague, Berlin and Amsterdam in February.
Tickets for the UK and Eire tour go on common sale at 10am BST subsequent Friday (Might 30) – you’ll have the ability to purchase yours right here. Followers in Europe can purchase tickets from 10am native time subsequent Wednesday (28) – get yours right here.
Moreover, there’ll be a fan group pre-sale from 10am BST this Friday (23) forward of native pre-sales on the identical time subsequent Tuesday (27).
White Lies’ 2026 UK and European tour dates are:
JANUARY
24 – Academy, Dublin
25 – Limelight 1, Belfast
28 – SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow
29 – Albert Corridor, Manchester
31 – Roundhouse, London
FEBRUARY
03 – La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris
04 – Den Atelier, Luxembourg
06 – Magazzini Generali, Milan
07 – Dynamo Saal, Zurich
09 – Muffahalle, Munich
10 – Ottakringer Brauerei, Vienna
12 – Boogaloo, Zagreb
13 – Durer Kert Predominant Corridor, Budapest
15 – Progresja, Warsaw
16 – Lucerna Music Bar, Prague
17 – Huxleys, Berlin
20 – Grosse Freheit, Hamburg
21 – Tobakken, Esberjg
22 – Vega, Copenhagen
24 – Stay Music Corridor, Cologne
25 – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
26 – Afas Stay, Amsterdam
27 – O13, Tilburg
In the meantime, White Lies’ 2025 reside schedule contains help slots with Smashing Pumpkins and Razorlight. Final 12 months noticed the trio play a string of intimate UK and European gigs in celebration of their earlier albums ‘Ritual’ and ‘BIG TV’.
