[Cover photo credit to Mads Perch]
British Rock band Placebo are getting ready to release their eighth studio album and tBheir first in nearly ten years, Never Let Me Go, arriving on March 25th from Rise Records. The latest track from the album, “Try Better Next Time” follows recently released “Beautiful James” and “Surrounded by Spies“.
Never Let Me Go singles so far have turned on a “frank and honest depiction of our modern times”. “Try Better Next Time” is the album’s “centrepiece” and has some apocalyptic elements, but also focuses on “new beginnings”. You’ll hear elements of environmental concern and the sobering reminder that the Earth will continue, whether humanity manages to continue or not.
Commenting, Brian Molko says:
It is not the end of the world, only the end of humanity, a distinction that in our overblown hubris we are unable to detect. Mother Nature has grown extremely weary of us. Try Better Next Time.
Never Let Me Go is further described as “a place to stare harsh realities in the face, while holding onto the hope of something brighter to come”.
PLACEBO UK + EUROPEAN 2022 HEADLINE TOUR DATES
OCTOBER
Sat 1 – Frankfurt, Germany – Festhalle
Tue 4 – Stuttgart, Germany – Schleyerhalle
Thu 6 – Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena
Sat 8 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
Mon 10 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
Tue 11 – Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus
Thu 13 – Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall Black Box
Fri 14 – Tallin, Estonia – Saku Arena Black Box
Mon 17 – Warsaw, Poland – Expo XXI Hall 3
Wed 19 – Leipzig, Germany – Quarterback Immobilien Arena
Sat 22 – Hamburg, Germany – Barclaycard Arena
Mon 24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome
Wed 26 – Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
Thu 27 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
Sat 29 – Zurich, Switzerland – Samsung Hall
Mon 31 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Universum
NOVEMBER
Wed 2 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
Fri 4 – Esch El Azette, Luxembourg – Rockhal
Mon 7 – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena
Tue 8 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis
Thu 10 – Nancy, France – Zenith
Fri 11 – Paris, France – Accorhotels Arena
Sun 13 – Bordeaux, France – Arkea Arena
Mon 14 – Rennes, France – La Liberte
Fri 18 – Portsmouth, UK – Guildhall
Sat 19 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre
Mon 21 – Liverpool, UK – Eventim Olympia
Tue 22 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
Thu 24 – Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena
Sat 26 – London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy
Sun 27 – London, UK – O2 Brixton Academy
Tue 29 – Leicester, UK – De Montford Hall
Wed 30 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy Leeds
DECEMBER
Fri 2 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
Sat 3 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
Mon 5 – Dublin, Ireland – 3 Arena
Wed 7 – Cambridge, UK – Corn Exchange
Thu 8 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 1
