The fourth studio album by the 27-year-old international creative force Yungblud was announced today, alongside news of his world tour which includes North American dates for this fall.
Yungblud, whose last two albums went to number one in the UK and broke into the Billboard top 100, and whose back catalogue has accumulated an astonishing 6 billion streams globally, has announced that his forthcoming body of work, ‘IDOLS,’ part 1 will be released on June 20 via Locomotion/Capitol Records.
The 13-track offering is Yungblud’s most ambitious yet. Making sure of no distractions, he headed to a location just outside of where he grew up in the north of England with producer Matt Schwartz at the helm, Bob Bradley on additional production, and guitarist Adam Warrington.
On ‘Idols’, Yungblud explores the theme of hero-worship; how we look to others for validation, often putting others’ lives on a pedestal at the expense of the richness of our own experiences. Yungblud says, “We turn to others for an identity before turning to ourselves. Self-belief, self-reclamation, self-evolution and change. As we grow up, we lose our belief in magic and mystery. We begin to rationalize everything; our cage walls build up.” He added, “We compare ourselves to 15 different people before we’ve even had our breakfast”.
IDOLS will be available on June 20 in digital, CD and 4 vinyl variants; standard black vinyl, limited edition signed “Distant Smoke” marble vinyl, indie exclusive signed “Supermoon” silver vinyl, Amazon exclusive “Wishing Well” magenta vinyl and Spotify exclusive “Hell and Back” two color vinyl. Each vinyl includes a 4-page lyric booklet and 1 of 6 collectible double-sided photo lithos – unique to each vinyl variant – designed to form a cross-shaped image when the set is completed.
IDOLS WORLD TOUR:
AUGUST
23 – Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium
24 – San Diego, CA, The Observatory North Park
26 – Salt Lake City, UT, The Union
28 – Denver, CO, The Mission Ballroom
30 – Austin, TX, ACL Live at the Moody Theatre
31 – Dallas, TX, House of Blues
SEPTEMBER
2 – Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
6 – Washington, DC, 9.30 Club
9 – Milwaukee, WI, The Rave, Eagles Ballroom
10 – Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
12 – Chicago, IL, Riviera Theatre
14 – Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre and Ballroom
16 – Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Paramount
18 – Philadelphia, PA, The Fillmore
19 – Boston, MA, Roadrunner
21 – Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall
OCTOBER
4 – Amsterdam, NL, AFAS Live
5 – Brussels, BE, Forest National
7 – Dusseldorf, DE, Mitsubishi Electric Halle
8 – Paris, FR, Adidas Arena
9 – Nantes, FR, Zenith Nantes Metropole
11 – Madrid, ES, Palacio Vistalegre
14 – Munich, DE, Zenith
15 – Zurich, CH, Halle 622
17 – Prague – CZ, Sportovni Hala Fortuna
18 – Warsaw – PL, Torwar Hall
20 – Berlin – DE, Uber Eats Music Hall
22 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU, Rockhal Main Hall
24 – Copenhagen, DK, KB Hallen
25 – Stockholm, SE, Annexet
27 – Hamburg, DE, Sporthalle
29 – Vienna, AT, Wiener Stadthalle
31 – Bergamo, IT, ChorusLife Arena