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Humour
Humour
country: UK
genre: Rock
styles: Post-Punk, Post Hardcore, Alternative Rock, Experimental
Forthcoming Album / EP
Plagiarist
Single
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Glasgow's Humour today share news of their much-anticipated debut album "Learning Greek", landing August 8th on tastemaker label So Young Records.
The 11 songs of "Learning Greek" combine lithe riffs, throat-stripping intensity and a crushing take on the fabled loud/quiet dynamic, with the record following two critically-acclaimed EPs from the band - 2022's "Pure Misery" and 2023's "A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me". With last year largely set aside to write new material, the band returned last month with "Neighbours", a heavy, decisively robust comeback from the five-piece and one that saw Humour added to the BBC 6 Music playlist for the first time.
The band also share a further new single in "Plagiarist", premiered last night by Steve Lamacq on his 6 Music show. Drawing further upon their post-hardcore influences, the song sways from off-kilter to jaggedly melodic, hitting a bittersweet spot between discordant and direct.
Vocalist Andreas Christoloudis had the following to say about its themes:
"Plagiarist is about being a lyricist and having run out of ideas and inspiration. In the song, the character is under pressure to put words to music written by the band, and realises that he can’t even steal lines from his favourite books because he has already used them all.
He fears being discovered as a fraud and being punished for it with death."
Produced by Idlewild's Rod Jones at his Post Electric studio in Edinburgh, "Learning Greek" will be available on CD, standard LP, a Dinked edition LP with exclusive colour and sleeve design, and a Rough Trade exclusive edition LP paired to a zine with lyrics and illustrations from Andreas.
Alongside the album and single news, and with live dates across the Spring and Summer, the band have announced their most extensive UK headline tour yet for November in support of the record.
latest releases
Single
In The Paddies
out on July 01, 2025
via So Young Records
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Memorial
out on May 20, 2025
via So Young Records
Single
Neighbours
out on March 18, 2025
via So Young Records
EP
A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me
out on December 01, 2023
via So Young Records
Single
Take a Look At My Tongue
out on November 02, 2023
via So Young Records
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Big Money
out on September 21, 2023
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