Amyl and The Sniffers offer up a sweetly melodic new dimension of their sonic onslaught with “Big Dreams,” the newest advance offering from their upcoming third album Cartoon Darkness, out October 25th on Rough Trade Records.
Speaking on how exactly Amyl and The Sniffers crafted the closest they’ve ever come to a straight-up ballad, singer Amy Taylor said:
“I am writing this before ‘Big Dreams’ comes out, and I am actually a bit nervous that it’s a single, because it’s so different from a lot of people’s expectations of us. This song was written because a lot of people in my life are struggling financially, and it’s really hard to make your dreams come true when you’re trying to get by day-to-day. But when I think of my friends doing what they love, and I see how good they are at it, I just know they’ve never been dull, they’ve always been lit, and there’s nothing that will break that or take it away from them.
The video we shot in the desert, it was the first clip we shot for this album, and it was fun as hell.”
The “Big Dreams” video can be seen HERE. Directed by PHC Films and shot in one continuous take, the epic clip sees the song’s sublime strains serving as soundtrack for the band’s quasi-apocalyptic desert motorcycle ride.
Cartoon Darkness was recorded with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles in early 2024. The album is available in multiple formats, including limited edition glow in the dark vinyl with alternate artwork.
Having spent the summer in North America ricocheting between stadium supports and sold-out headline gigs, Amyl and The Sniffers will embark on a UK / EURO tour in November with 3 x Sold Out shows at London’s Roundhouse and will be main support for Fontaines D.C. at Finsbury Park on July 5th, 2025.
UK / EURO DATES BELOW 2024 / 2025
NOV 5TH – DUBLIN – NATIONAL STADIUM
NOV 6TH – GLASGOW – 02 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 7TH – NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE – NX SOLD OUT
NOV 9TH – MANCHESTER – MANCHESTER ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 10TH – BIRMINGHAM 02 – ACADEMY
NOV 11TH – BRISTOL – 02 ACADEMY SOLD OUT
NOV 13TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 14TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 15TH – LONDON – ROUNDHOUSE SOLD OUT
NOV 17TH – BRUSSELS – ANCIENNE SOLD OUT
NOV 18TH – UTRECHT – TIVOLIVREDENBERG SOLD OUT
NOV 19TH – COLOGNE – CARLSWERK VICTORIA SOLD OUT
NOV 21ST – COPENHAGEN – VEGA SOLD OUT
NOV 22ND – HAMBURG – GROBE FREIHEIT 36 SOLD OUT
NOV 23RD – BERLIN – COLUMBIAHALLE SOLD OUT
NOV 25TH – MUNICH – TONHALIE
NOV 26TH – LAUSANNE – LES DOCKS
NOV 27TH – PARIS – OLYMPIA
NOV 29TH – ATHENS – FLOYD
JULY 5TH – LONDON – FINSBURY PARK SUPPORTING FONTAINES DC
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