Porto-based trio The Black Wizards announce their new album, Force Majeure & The Acts of God, set for release on 4 September via Hassle Records. Alongside the announcement, the band share new single, ‘Loose’.
The trio consists of Joana Brito (guitar/vocals), José Gomes (bass/vocals) and Helena Peixoto (drums). On their latest release, The Black Wizards blend garage rock and blues while exploring the everyday struggles.
Describing ‘Loose’, Joana says it is “a groovy wandering on anxiety thoughts and feeling trapped inside your own head.” She adds:
“It’s about accepting those thought patterns and learning how to navigate through them. With everything happening right now in this cursed world, we ride the everyday struggles of 9-to-5 jobs, low pay, poor working conditions, and so on. While it can be difficult to keep up with all this, we wanted to make it a sharp song with a straight to the point chorus, but also release the tension on the verses, relying on the wobbly synth (it’s the first time we use a synthesizer in such highlight) and steady beat.”
Live dates:
26 June – Paimpol, FR – Paimpol in Rock Festival
27 June – Tours, FR – La Dérive #1
28 June – Manigod, FR – Namass Pamouss Festival
30 July – Guimarães, PT – L’Agosto Festival
7 August – Madrid, ES – Wurlitzer Ballroom
8 August – Benalua, ES – BenaRock Festival
2 October – Karlsruhe, DE – PsyKA Festival
3 October – Pratteln, CH – Up In Smoke Festival
30 October – Oviedo, ES – Lata de Zinc (w/ Death Valley Girls)
31 October – Bordeaux, FR – Deus Ex Machina
23 January – Vienna, AT – Dragged Into Bliss Festival
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