London’s High Vis have announced a new album, Guided Tour, due to release October 18 via Dais Records. With the new album’s announcement, a new single, “Mind’s A Lie,” has also been dropped! A music video has arrived to accompany the new track that was shot throughout South East London. It was both written and directed by Martina Pastori, as well as features the Welsh movement artist, Sem Osian and a cameo from vocalist Graham Sayle in the boxing ring. The visuals within explore themes of class, isolation and loneliness.
Pre-order Guided Tour here.
The newest track marks a new sonic territory for the band via synthesizing inspirations from house, garage and Pirate Radio into a dance-punk anthem. “Mind’s A Lie” takes a stab at sampled female vocals that have been celebrated by the South London singer and DJ, Ell Murphy has built into a razor wire rhythm of low-lung bass and sparkling guitar before the addition of Graham Sayle’s staunch vocals bark harsh truths.
Graham Sayle speaks about the music video for “Mind’s A Lie”:
“I wanted to look at how quickly negative habits can take control when you lack a positive or constructive outlet for your energy. While the language of mental health provision has foundd fertile around in the churn of social media, access to essential services has been decimated by the indifference of successive Tory governments. Further division has been stoked through governmental rhetoric and media scapegoating. Without adequate support in times of crisis, life can quickly spiral into an angry and isolated existence.”
In other news, High Vis have announced a headlining tour in Europe and the United Kingdom. It’ll be taking place in November and December of 2024, then picking up back in February of 2025. They’re going to be receiving support from Pain of Truth during the first half, and Narrowhead during the second.
In more recent times, they will be going on tour across North America in the fall of 2024. They are going to be support for Show Me The Body across their CORPUS GROWS North American Tour. Additional support from BIB, Special Interest, ZelooperZ, Bearcat, and HiTech will be provided on select dates. The run with Show Me The Body will follow their various festival performances on a global scale. However they will first be joining a run of showss in Australia this August and September alongside Pain of Truth and Fuse.
High Vis Tour Dates:
August 17: Charleville-Mézières, France @ Cabaret Vert
August 22: Brisbane Australia @ Princess Theatre*
August 23: Sydney, Australia @ Enimore Theatre*
August 29: Mebourne, Australia @ Stay Gold*
August 30: Melbourne, Australia @ Northcote Theatre*
August 31: Adelaide, Australia @ Unibar Outdoors*
September 1: Perth, Australia @ Magnet House*
September 24: Boston, MA @ Royale^
September 25: Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall^
September 26: Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life
September 26: Cleveland, OH @ The Roxy^
September 27: Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life^
September 28: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick^
September 29: Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater^
September 30: Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom^
October 2: Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall^
October 3: St. Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall^
October 4: Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
October 5: Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theatre
October 6: Denver, CO @ Summit^
October 8: Seattle, Wa @ The Showbox^
October 9: Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl^
October 10: Portland, OR @ Roseland^
October 11: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall^
October 12: Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock
October 15: Los Angeles, CA @ The Belasco^
October 16: Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues Anaheim^
October 18: San Diego, CA @ SOMA^
October 20: Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater^
October 22: Oklahoma City, OK @ Beer City Music Hall
October 23: Austin, TX @ Emo’s^
October 24: Dallas, TX @ Studio – The Factory^
October 25: Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs^
October 26: New Orleans, LA @ Tipitina’s^
October 27: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade – Heaven^
October 29: Charlotte, NC @ The Underground^
October 30: Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club^
October 31: Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage^
November 1: Philadelphia, PA @ Brooklyn Bowl^
November 2: New York, NY @ Knockdown Center
November 15: Berlin Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg+
November 16: Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo+
November 17: Kraków, Poland @ Hype Park (formerly known as Kamienna 12)+
November 19: Prague, Czechia @ Bike Jesus+
November 20: Vienna, Austria @ Szene Wien+
November 21: Munich, Germany @ Technikum+
November 22: Milan, Italy @ Legend Club+
November 23: Zurich, Switzerland @ Plaza Club+
November 25: Stuttgart, Germany + Im Wizemann+
November 26: Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof+
November 27: Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall+
November 29: Munster, Germany @ Skaters Palace+
November 30: Hannover, Germany @ Faust+
December 1: Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspan+
December 3: Stockholm, Sweden @ Slaktkyrkan+
December 4: Malmo, Sweden @ Plan B+
December 5: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen+
February 4: Paris, France @ Le Trabendo#
February 5: Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix#
February 6: Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje#
February 7: Den Haag, Netherlands @ Grauzone Festival#
February 8: Groningen, NEtherlands + Oosterpoort#
February 11: Southampton, UK# @ 1865$
February 12: Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms#
February 13: Newcastle, UK @ Riverside#
February 14: Leeds, UK @ Stylus#
February 15: Manchester, UK @ New Century Hall#
February 16: Glasgow, UK @ Garage#
February 18: Liverpool, UK @ Arts Club#
February 19: Brimingham, UK @ XOYO#
February 20: Bristol, UK @ SWX#
February 21: London, UK @ Eletric Brixton#
*: Supporting Speed
^: Supporting Show Me The Body
+: With Pain of Truth
#: With Narrow Head
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Guided Tour Tracklist:
- Guided Tour
- Drop Me Out
- Worth the Wait
- Feeling Bless
- Fill the Gap
- Farringdon
- Mob DLA
- Untethered
- Deserve It
- Mind’s a Lie
- Gone Forever
