The Murder Capital share their first single of 2024.
It’s the Dublin band’s first song since ‘Heart In The Hole’, which was released a year ago this week.
The song is return to the band’s most fervent punk-leaning rock sound, and was recorded in Los Angeles earlier this year with producer John Congelton, in a short sharp session.
“‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness. A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth. Moulded by everything we come into contact with. Learning lessons from toys. Playing the parts that are asked of us.”
Frontman James McGovern
The band are supporting Nick Cave on tour, and have announced UK dates.
The Murder Capital Live dates
w/ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds*
October 13, 2024 – Budapest, Hungary*
October 15, 2024 – Zagreb, Croatia*
October 17 2024 – Prague, Czechia*
October 18, 2024 – Munich, Germany*
October 20, 2024 – Milan, Italy*
October 22, 2024 – Zurich, Switzerland*
October 24, 2024 – Barcelona, Spain*
October 25, 2024, Madrid, Spain*
October 27, 2024 – Lisbon, Portugal*
October 30, 2024 – Antwerp, Belgium*
Aus/NZ –
March 31, 2025 – Wellington, San Fran
April 1, 2025 – Auckland, Tuning Fork
April 3, 2025 – Melbourne, The Corner
April 4, 2025 – Brisbane, Brightside
April 5, 2025 – Sydney, Crowbar
April 7, 2025 – Perth, The Rosemount
UK –
April 17, 2025 — Birmingham, XOYO Birmingham
April 18, 2025 — Manchester, New Century Hall
April 19, 2025 — Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
April 21, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 22, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 24, 2025 — London, Outernet London
April 26, 2025 — Bristol, SWX
UK tour tickets are on general sale on Thursday 27th September at 10am. Aus/NZ tickets are on general sale 9am AEST on Wednesday 25th September.
Listen to the song and more on the Nialler9 Irish Music Playlist on Spotify:
