Photo Credit: Jamie Waters
Enter Shikari have released their new single It Hurts, taken from their upcoming album A Kiss For The Whole World.
“It Hurts came to me in a dream. Literally. Melody, chords, and fully-formulated chorus were all part of a dream that, thankfully, remained with me when I woke up. I was hiding under the duvet at 3AM, singing it into my phone, much to the bewilderment of my girlfriend,” lead vocalist and producer Rou Reynolds explains.
“Lyrically, It Hurts is about perseverance, and the importance of reframing failure as a fruitful and, in fact, pivotal route to progress. Society teaches us we should avoid and criticise failure, when defeat and honest mistakes can actually present us with insights that light our way forward.
“In reality, we should be taught that simply to try makes us more than enough.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase It Hurts HERE.
A Kiss For The Whole World is due for release on 21st April 2023 via SO Recordings/Ambush Reality, available to pre-order HERE and pre-save HERE. Limited formats of the new album come packaged with the Live From Alexandra Palace 3 album and DVD, recorded live in December 2021 at the band’s sold-out London show.
Enter Shikari recently announced a collection of UK residency shows, set to take place across February, March and April 2023 – most of which have now sold out.
See them live at one of the following dates:
February 2023
Wed 15th – LONDON – HERE at Outernet SOLD OUT
Thu 16th – MANCHESTER – New Century Hall SOLD OUT
Fri 17th – WOLVERHAMPTON – KK’s Steel Mill SOLD OUT
Sun 19th – BRISTOL – SWX SOLD OUT
Mon 20th – GLASGOW – St Lukes SOLD OUT
March 2023
Tue 14th – MANCHESTER – New Century Hall SOLD OUT
Wed 15th – GLASGOW – St Lukes SOLD OUT
Thu 16th – WOLVERHAMPTON – KK’s Steel Mill
Fri 17th – LONDON – HERE at Outernet SOLD OUT
Sat 18th – BRISTOL – SWX SOLD OUT
April 2023
Thu 13th – GLASGOW – St Lukes SOLD OUT
Fri 14th – MANCHESTER – New Century Hall SOLD OUT
Sat 15th – WOLVERHAMPTON – KK’s Steel Mill SOLD OUT
Sun 16th – BRISTOL – SWX SOLD OUT
Mon 17th – LONDON – HERE at Outernet SOLD OUT