Originally written by Sean Adams · 17 March 2015
DiS-favourites ERRORS return with a fangasmic 4th album, which you can stream in all its glory right here.
With their 4th album the Scottish electro-ish trio have done it again. If you thought Have Some Faith in Magic was just some DFA fanboys rollicking around with their synths, then maybe this follow-up is not for you (and you're clearly a bit wrong in the head, pal). If that sounds like idea of a discoball-packaged praline liquer then step right up.
We could pretend to know all about the record, but we've only heard it a couple of times, and as fun as inventing nonsense genres like 'post-space-disco-rock' is, here's what they (i.e. their 'people') had to say about it in the press release:
“Lease of Life is the follow up to Errors’ critically acclaimed 2012 album Have Some Faith In Magic. Formulated on the Hebridean Isle Of Jura - the location where George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four and the place where The KLF are rumoured to have burned a million pounds - it’s a bold work borne by the confidence and ambition of a band with a desire to combine the exploration of fresh soundworlds combined with their most accessible, immediate songwriting yet. Lease of Life is also the band’s most cohesive album statement to date: a start-to-finish experience that’s bound by recurring constituents and accomplished craft.”
Without further ado, this is what it sounds like:
The album is out on Monday, and you can find pre-order links via the Rock Action records (yes that's Mogwai's label) website.
Tour Dates
You'll find more dates and tickets over on weareerrors.com but for now here are their upcoming UK dates:
26 March - Newcastle, Cluny 27 March - Birmingham, The Rainbow 28 March - Sheffield, Picture House Social 29 March - Leeds, Brudenell Social Club 30 March - Norwich, Arts Centre 31 March - Brighton, Green Door Store 01 April - Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach 02 April - London, Oslo 03 April - Bristol, The Exchange 04 April - Manchester, Deaf Institute 10 April - Aberdeen, The Lemon Tree 11 April - Glasgow, Art School
Lastly, here's a reminder of how ruddy ace they are live, from their performance on the DiS stage at The Great Escape a few years ago:
Photo by Christina Kernohan.