Paranoia Sends Palace Into Physiological Free Fall On "Fade"
New Album Shoals Out January 21st Via Avenue A / Fiction
2022 UK, EUROPEAN AND US TOURS INCLUDE HEADLINE DATES AT BRIXTON ACADEMY, WEBSTER HALL, 9:30 CLUB, THE FONDA + MORE
Today London-based group Palace today release "Fade," the propulsive and pulsing third single to be taken from their forthcoming third album Shoals, due for release on January 21st via Avenue A / Fiction. "Fade" is accompanied by a striking video combining SnorriCam video of the band with found footage to dive into the psyche of an anxious mind. The band will also play their biggest UK, European and US tours to date next spring, see full dates below.
WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR ‘FADE’ HERE
“‘Fade’ is a song about the link between the body and the mind - how our mind’s response to the body’s state can turn into mental paranoia, leading to an unhealthy fixation on where we go when we meet our maker” explains singer Leo Wyndham; “It's an anthem to paranoia and the feeling like you could explode with the fear of what will become.”
Shoals is a profound and pensive album, boldly exploring some of life’s greatest questions over its 12 mesmerizing tracks. The album deftly explores the interplay of three central existential dilemmas against a broader backdrop of wonder at the vastness and power of the ocean, concluding its arc with the stunning opus "Where Sky Becomes Sea." Through diving into themes of the subconscious, dreams and existentialism, Shoals is broadly a record about living with and processing fear.
As frontman Leo Wyndham explains:
“Shoals is a record about confronting our own fears and anxieties. Through the pandemic we were confronted more than ever with ourselves with little distraction, suddenly seeing who we are in the rawest of forms. It held a mirror up to our flaws and imperfections and forced us to see the real 'us'.
The record symbolises how our minds can have beautiful yet dangerous depths, like the ocean, and how our fears and thoughts are like shoals of fish that move and shift constantly from place to place; chaotic, often untameable and unpredictable.”
2019’s sophomore album Life After is a stunning record with a clear message; hope. Its eleven tracks, that include the heart-wrenching "Heaven Up There," are full of the melodic warmth and rich textures that have come to define Palace’s sound. It is an album in equal parts about loss as well as a manual to moving on, stronger than before.
Having built a dedicated live following through mesmerising shows at some of the country’s finest venues, Palace played some of the world’s biggest festivals in 2019 including main stage slots at Mad Cool, Latitude and Glastonbury’s Park Stage before an autumn tour culminating at their biggest show ever at a sold-out Camden Roundhouse. The band kicked off 2020 by selling out their debut USA tour ahead of returning to the studio to start work on their third album. With a host of new 2022 tour dates confirmed and an incredible 1.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Palace are set to continue their enviable trajectory upwards through the best venues the world over. See below for the full list of new tour dates.
Leo Wyndham, Matt Hodges and Rupert Turner released their acclaimed debut EP Lost In The Night in 2014, followed by the Chase The Light EP the following year, their debut album ‘So Long Forever’ in 2016 and sophomore album Life After in 2019.
PRE ORDER / PRE-SAVE ‘SHOALS’ HERE
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