Former Oceansize and British Theatre front man, and current Biffy Clyro live guitarist Mike Vennart has released a brand new track ‘Sentientia’, taken from the forthcoming 2nd Vennart album ‘To Cure A Blizzard Upon A Plastic Sea’, which is set for release September 14th. As well as the rack, which is available instantly to anyone that has pre-ordered the new album, Vennart have also released a live performance video of the track, which you can see below!
From Mike Vennart on ‘Sentientia’ – ‘This one’s a feisty, snappy little swine. Like a sort of space-rock thrash metal tune. The words are about a recurring nightmare I have where I’m eating a live baby animal. This stems from a night in Munich where the only thing on the menu was something young and dead. Anyway, this song is sung from the perspective of said baby animal. It’s the shortest song on the record but it sets it’s stall out pretty sharpish.”
The new record was produced by Mike Vennart and Steve Durose, once again features former Oceansize colleagues Steve Durose and Richard ‘Gambler’ Ingram alongside powerhouse drummer Denzel, last single ‘Immortal Soldiers’ got its world exclusive premier on the Radio 1 Rock Show in June.
‘To Cure A Blizzard Upon A Plastic Sea’ track-listings:
1. Binary
2. Donkey Kong
3. Immortal Soldiers
4. The Wave
5. Friends Don’t Owe
6. Spider Bones
7. Sentientia
8. That’s Not Entertainment
9. Diamond Ballgag
10. Robots In Disguise
Live wise, Vennart can also announce a run of UK headline shows in November to support the album. All shows are on sale now, and support comes from Manchester experimental art rockers, PIJN.
VENNART UK headline shows in November 2018 (support Pijn):
Mon 19th – Birmingham, Castle & Falcon Tue 20th – The Fleece, Bristol
Thu 22nd – London, Tufnell Park Dome
Fri 23rd – Manchester, The Deaf Institute
Sat 24th – Glasgow, King Tut’s
Sun 25th – Newcastle upon Tyne, The Cluny
VENNART already has a few shows announced and on sale, including a slot at this years ArcTanGent Festival in Bristol in August,
ALL confirmed and already announced Vennart live shows:
Aug 15th Leeds Key Club
Aug 16th Aldershot West End Centre
Aug 17th ArcTanGent Festival, Bristol (with Glassjaw and Shellac)