April 27, 2021 For Immediate Release Squid Present New Single, “Pamphlets,” and Announce First-Ever US Tour Debut Album, Bright Green Field, Out Next Friday, May 7th on Warp Records photo credit - Holly Whitaker Next Friday, May 7th, Squid will release their debut album, Bright Green Field, via Warp Records. Ahead of its release, they present a new single, “Pamphlets,” and announce their first-ever US tour. Squid have long been praised for their kinetic live shows, recently being named one of the best bands at SXSW 2021 by The New York Times and Paste. New single “Pamphlets” further previews this energy. It “concludes [Bright Green Field] with eight minutes of Can-ish skyward populsion - the delirious release which justifies all the foregoing tension” (MOJO). Squid drummer and lyricist Ollie Judge elaborates: “It’s about all the rubbish right-wing propaganda you get through your front door. It imagines a person with that as their only source of news being taken over by these pamphlets.” Listen to Squid’s “Pamphlets” Each single - “Pamphlets,” “Paddling,” and “Narrator” - shows that Bright Green Field is a debut of towering scope and ambition. Produced by Dan Carey, Bright Green Field is deeply considered, paced and intricately constructed. The five band members - Louis Borlase (guitars/vocals), Oliver Judge (drums/vocals), Arthur Leadbetter (keyboards/strings/ percussion), Laurie Nankivell (bass/brass) and Anton Pearson (guitars/vocals) - worked as a unit, playing an equal and vital role in its creation. Squid’s music has often been a reflection of the tumultuous world we live in. As an album title, Bright Green Field conjures an almost tangible imagery of pastoral England. However, it’s something of a decoy that captures the band’s fondness for paradox and juxtaposition. Although the geography of Bright Green Field is an imaginary cityscape built from monolithic concrete buildings and dystopian visions, it’s also a joyous and emphatic record that marries the uncertainties of the world with a curious sense of exploration. Watch the “Narrator” feat. Martha Skye Murphy Video Listen to “Paddling” Pre-order Bright Green Field Squid Tour Dates Tue. Sept. 7 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2 Thu. Sept. 9 - Bristol, UK @ Marble Factory Fri. Sept. 10 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall Thu. Sept. 23 - London, UK @ Printworks Fri. Sept. 24 - Birmingham, UK @ The Crossing Sat. Sept. 25 - Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Mon. Sept. 27 - Newcastle, UK @ NUSU Tue. Sept. 28 - Glasgow, UK @ SW3 Wed. Sept. 29 - Belfast, UK @ Empire Thu. Sept. 30 - Dublin, IE @ Button Factory Sun. Oct. 3 - Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed Mon. Oct. 4 - Southampton, UK @ 1865 Tue. Oct. 5 - Exeter, UK @ The Phoenix Thu. Oct. 7 - Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso Fri. Oct. 8 - Brussels, BE @ Botanique Sat. Oct. 9 - Paris, FR @ Trabendo Mon. Oct. 11 - Cologne, DE @ Bumann & Sohn Tue. Oct. 12 - Hamburg, DE @ Molotow Skybar Fri. Oct. 15 - Malmo, SE @ Plan B Sat. Oct. 16 - Stockholm, SE @ Melodybox Mon. Oct. 18 - Berlin, DE @ Berghain Kantine Tue. Oct. 19 - Prague, CZ @ Underdogs’ Thu. Oct. 21 - Munich, DE @ Heppel & Ettlich Sat. Oct. 23 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F Sun. Oct. 24 - Düdingen, CH @ Bad Bonn Mon. Oct. 25 - Milan, IT @ Magnolia Tue. Oct. 25 - Bologna, IT @ Locomotiv Thu. Oct. 28 - Barcelona, ES @ Upload Fri. Oct. 29 - Madrid, ES @ Independence Sat. Oct. 30 - Vigo, ES @ Masterclub Tue. Nov. 9 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s Wed. Nov. 10 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge Fri. Nov. 12 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern Sat. Nov. 13 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle Wed. Nov. 17 - Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge Fri. Nov. 19 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room Sat. Nov. 20 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop Mon. Nov. 22 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Tue. Nov. 23 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Praise for Squid "The guitarist delivered barbed lines and outbursts of scrabbling chords; the keyboardist chose piercing, nagging tones; the band shared dissonant odd-meter vamps or locked into compulsive, motoric repetitions. Songs about feeling thwarted and controlled fought back, furiously." - New York Times [Best Acts of SXSW] “‘Narrator’ locks into a hyper-groove, melding glistening melodies with agitated noise, with the rest of [Bright Green Field] swinging between wild abandon and thoughtful restraint.” - Uncut (9/10) “You don’t so much listen to a Squid song as you get tangled in it. The Brighton five-piece scramble eccentric instruments with more orthodox rock equipment, and the end result is an oddly exacting clamor.” - Pitchfork “[‘Narrator’] is one of the most exciting rock payoffs in recent memory.” - Entertainment Weekly “Bright Green Field] could be post-punk record of the year.” - The Needle Drop “[Bright Green Field is] wildly imaginative and expansive.” - The FADER Download hi-res images and jpegs of Squid Bright Green Field Cover Artwork Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Bandcamp For more information, contact: Jessica Linker | Pitch Perfect PR - [email protected], 773-942-6954.