As the July 31st release of their eagerly anticipated second album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ approaches, CREEPER share a final taste of what to expect with the new single ‘Poisoned Heart’.
As demonstrated by the eclectic nature of their recent singles, CREEPER deliver a fresh and unexpected twist on their sound with ‘Poisoned Heart’. Will Gould’s blackened baritone initially echoes the dark romanticism of Nick Cave, before the song’s power-pop hook takes flight. Lyrically it fits perfectly into the band’s new narrative, with a declaration of love from lead character Roe to the already-betrothed Annabelle.
“This song was the first we had written where we’d experimented with a baritone lead vocal,” says Gould. “Inspired by Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave I attempted to sing in a way I had not before, combining this with a country sensibility we had established via a piano and acoustic guitar. Lyrically this song sits in the second act of our narrative, our protagonist is realising what it is to feel for the first time.”
Fans can further investigate the story behind the album with the new five episode podcast series ‘The Story of… Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’. Hosted by journalist and producer Giles Bidder (Mighty Moon Media), the podcast examines how CREEPER battled death, tragedy and mental health issues as they fought to make a hugely ambitious statement with their second album. Bidder, Gould and guitarist Ian Miles’s previous bands often used to share bills on the underground punk and hardcore scenes before CREEPER were formed.
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The band will launch the album with their first CREEPER CON, which will be hosted via their YouTube channel on July 30th. It will feature live interviews with producer Xandy Barry, album guest Patricia Vanian (The Damned and The Sisters Of Mercy, logo designer Demon Dance and Giles Bidder. The free event will also feature new footage from the band’s infamous Koko show, which brought down the curtain on the band’s ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ era in dramatic style.
‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ is a concept album which loosely mirrors Gould’s life. Boy moves to new city, goes off the rails, meets new girl, falls in love and the world as they know it ends. The band have reshaped the joy and the spirit of CREEPER through the lens of the colourful and sentimental Americana of Bruce Springsteen and Roy Orbison, with the theatrical glam of Marc Bolan and T-Rex.
The album is now available to pre-order here.
CREEPER will play a run of intimate album launch shows inDecember and then play the following headline shows early next year:
MARCH
18th – Brighton, Concorde 2
19th – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
20th – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
22nd – Glasgow, Garage
23rd – Manchester, O2 Ritz
24th – Leeds, Becketts
Formed in Southampton, CREEPER soon developed a die-hard following of fans. The CREEPER CULT quickly became enamoured with the band’s visionary hybrid of engaging narratives, striking theatricality and a sound simultaneously visceral, grandiose and adventurous. Their debut album ‘Eternity, In Your Arms’ shot straight into the Top 20, while early acclaim included Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, Best New Band at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards, and Best British Newcomer in the Rock Sound readers’ poll.