New album ‘Blindness’out February 21, 2025
The Murder Capital have returned with The Fall, their first release of 2025 and the latest offering from their highly anticipated third album, ‘Blindness,’ arriving February 21. Following recent singles Can’t Pretend To Know, Words Lost Meaning, and Love Of Country, the new track delivers a potent mix of searing guitars, unrelenting crescendos, and raw emotional intensity—a true reflection of the band’s evolving sound.
Listen to The Fall here
Frontman James McGovern describes the track as a moment of reckoning: “I can’t be told, I can’t be dressed, I can’t be held, I can’t be fed, I can’t be whipped. The Fall is coming. The Fall is inevitable. The Fall is one finger over the self-destruct button, while the other holds its pose in meditation.”
Building Toward ‘Blindness’
The Murder Capital’s upcoming album, ‘Blindness,’ is a vividly realized and fiercely ambitious record—one that captures both the urgency of the present and the restlessness of a band pushing forward.
Written in the aftermath of relentless touring, ‘Blindness’ came to life over three intense weeks in Los Angeles with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton, who also worked on the band’s previous record, ‘Gigi’s Recovery’. Sessions were fast-paced, prioritizing spontaneity over perfection.
“He wanted us to phone-record everything first—no layering, no overthinking,”McGovern explains. “By the time we got to the studio, no song was suffocated by what it needed to be. It was about what it could be.”
The result is eleven tracks that waste no time grabbing the listener, packed with bristling energy and unfiltered emotion.
“Love Of Country” & Its Impact
Last month, The Murder Capital dropped Love Of Country as a limited 7” and digital release through their website and Bandcamp, with all profits going to Medical Aid for Palestinians. This surprise release showcased the band’s continued commitment to using music as a force for something bigger—and set the tone for what’s to come on ‘Blindness’.
Tracklist: ‘Blindness’
- Moonshot
- Words Lost Meaning
- Can’t Pretend To Know
- A Distant Life
- Born Into The Fight
- Love Of Country
- The Fall
- Death Of A Giant
- Swallow
- That Feeling
- Trailing A Wing
Extensive 2025 tour announced
With ‘Blindness’ on the horizon, The Murder Capital are gearing up for a massive 2025 tour, including their biggest Irish headline show to date at Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens.
Australia & New Zealand
March 31 – Wellington, San Fran
April 1 – Auckland, Tuning Fork
April 3 – Melbourne, The Corner
April 4 – Brisbane, Brightside
April 5 – Sydney, Crowbar
April 7 – Perth, The Rosemount
United Kingdom
April 17 – Birmingham, XOYO Birmingham
April 18 – Manchester, New Century Hall
April 19 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
April 21 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 22 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 24 – London, Outernet London
April 26 – Bristol, SWX
Europe
April 29 – Lisbon, LAV
April 30 – Porto, Auditorio CCOP
May 2 – Madrid, Sala Copernico
May 3 – Barcelona, Sala Razzmatazz
May 5 – Milan, Alcatraz
May 6 – Zurich, Bogen F
May 8 – Munich, Backstage
May 9 – Prague, MeetFactory
May 10 – Berlin, Gretchen
May 11 – Cologne, Gebaude 9
May 13 – Brussels, Ancienne Belgique
May 14 – Nijmegen, Doornroosje
May 15 – Amsterdam, Melkweg – MAX
May 17 – Paris, Le Trianon
Ireland
July 19 – Dublin, Iveagh Gardens
The Murder Capital
James McGovern – vocals
Damien Tuit – guitars / sampler
Cathal Roper – guitars / keys
Gabriel Paschal Blake – bass
Diarmuid Brennan – drums
‘Blindness’ is coming. The Fall is inevitable.
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