Speaking on Exorcism of Youth, frontman Kyle Falconer said, “This is my baby.” The album delivers the classic indie-rock tracks that the band are known for but also promises to show off a “new-found maturity and darker undercurrent” as told in a press release.

The album has already garnered glowing reviews, with The Daily Star writing “The indie veterans managed to get the chemistry cracking back in the studio after years apart. Calm ballads and energetic synthpop show they’ve learned new tricks… they’re still capable of delivering a knockout blow.”

Similarly, Northern Exposure wrote, “Their most vulnerable album yet… Every listen will uncover fresh little gems.”

The album includes their latest single, “Black Mirror,” with frontman Kyle Falconer explaining in a press release that the tone of the song is closer to revenge than romance.

Falconer shared, “‘Black Mirror’ isn’t a love song as it may appear on the surface, it’s an anti-hero escape into the consciousness of a person grappling with dark feelings in the early hours of a break-up. It’s schadenfreude, it’s about relishing in someone else’s misery when they have watched your demise. Basically looking at how people can be too afraid nowadays to feel those ugly emotions and just white wash them away but it’s okay to feel that sometimes, but it’s how you act on it that counts.”

The View worked with Grammy-award winning producer, Youth to create Exorcism of Youth, known for his work with The Verve, The Charlatans and Jesus & Mary Chain.

The band’s reunion follows a tumultuous period for the band, during which an on-stage fight took place during a show, leading them to cancel subsequent shows. Speaking on the fight, Falconer said, “It was just personal stuff. We’ve made up about it now. It’s too deep to explain. It’s all good again. I think we’re better for it. We’re all best pals again now.”

He continued, “These things have happened numerous times in every country in the world. Being in The View can be volatile sometimes because everyone’s got their own ideas. But we’ve been through worse than that. We’ve both apologised and it’s fine – if it wasn’t, we wouldn’t still be in a band.”

Despite their self-proclaimed short tempers and ability to clash, The View are quickly approaching their 20th anniversary as a band and are keen to keep going strong.

The View are set to embark on a UK tour across November and December. Tickets are available to purchase here.

02/11/23 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham

03/11/23 – O2 Academy 2 – Liverpool

04/11/23 – O2 Academy 2 – Manchester

10/11/23 – Waterfront – Norwich

15/11/23 – Junction – Cambridge

16/11/23 – Marble Factory – Bristol

18/11/23 – Concorde 2 – Brighton

22/11/23 – Old Fire Station – Carlisle

23/11/23 – Tramshed – Cardiff

24/11/23 – Warehouse – Leeds

25/11/23 – University – Keele

29/11/23 – Engine Rooms – Southampton

30/11/23 – The Mill – Birmingham

01/12/23 – Foundry – Sheffield

02/12/23 – University – Newcastle

07/12/23 – Scala – London

13/12/23 – O2 Academy – Edinburgh

14/12/23 – Grand Hall – Kilmarnock

16/12/23 – P&J Live – Hall C – Aberdeen

17/12/23 – Caird Hall – Dundee

18/12/23 – Caird Hall – Dundee

Exorcism of Youth is out now. Purchase here.

See yous on the road

Pre-order our new album ‘Exorcism of Youth’ from the official store to get pre-sale access to tickets: https://t.co/SfdoXV05dp

General sale begins Friday 5th May at 9am. pic.twitter.com/aYPHXenjBQ

— The View (@viewofficial) April 28, 2023

Fans of The View who have pre-ordered the upcoming album of theirs, Exorcism Of Youth will receive access to a ticket pre-sale, which will open on Wednesday 3 May. Pre-sale availability will still remain live until the tickets go on a general sale on Friday 5 May at 9 am. For more information, it will be on the band’s website through here. Tickets will be available on the Ticketmaster page through here.

It has also been confirmed that The View will perform at other live shows. Intimate headline gigs at Manchester’s Deaf Institute (May 10) and London Oslo (May 11) are already sold out. Numerous festivals are scheduled along the way. Calling at: Neighbourhood Weekender (May 27), Darwen Live (May 27-28), TRNSMT (July 7), Greenwich Royal Naval College (July 8 plus Kaiser Chiefs as special guests), The Mighty Boof (August 18-19), Victorious (August 25) and Shiiine (November 19)

After five years of inactivity within the band and the band reconvened, the three old friends came to a realisation of the fact of how much they have missed everything during their time as a band, the rush of the sight of an audience’s reaction to their performances, the thought of staying close together and a simple jam idea evolving into a song within a second.

Their connection gathered place in Granada Spain as they focused on new material with the Grammy Award winning producer, Youth (The Verve, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Charlatans). This resulted in their latest upcoming album, Exorcism Of Youth and it weaves natural-sounding sonic elements into their renowned rock ‘n’ roll feel in the album. Their first new track in 8 years, “Just Like”, gained attention from Jo Whiley at Radio 2 and received a very positive reaction. This was also followed by being named Track of the Week at Amazing Radio. The return of The View continued to gain traction with the follow-up of their song in the album, “Neon Lights”.

UK TOUR DATES:

November

02/11/2023 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham

03/11 – 02 Academy 2 – Liverpool

04/11 – 02 Academy 2 – Manchester

10/11 – Waterfront – Norwich

15/11 – Cambridge Junction – Cambridge

16/11 – Marble Factory – Bristol

18/11 – Concorde 2 – Brighton

22/11 – Old Fire Station – Carlisle

23/11 – Tramshed – Cardiff

24/11 – Leeds Warehouse – Leeds

25/11 – Keele University – Keele

29/11 – Engine Rooms – Southampton

30/11 – The Mill – Birmingham

December

01/12 – Foundry – Sheffield

02/12 – Newcastle University – Newcastle

07/12 – Scala – London

Video Premiere for Jah Wobble ‘A Very British Coup’
ft. The Pop Group’s own Mark Stewart, Youth, Richard Dudanski & Keith Levene, a ‘post-punk supergroup’
+ Interview w/ Mark Stewart
(via @PopMatters)

US CD edition out now @80proofmedia

Read / Watch: https://t.co/rNfXXk5mIf pic.twitter.com/KlpXoOlWlP

— The Pop Group (@ThePopGroup) January 30, 2020

Originally the single was only available on vinyl, but as of today it is available digitally, on iTunes and Apple Music. The song has a running time of 6 minutes and 11 seconds and has lyrics such as “forbidden London, secret Britain” with the main hook being “if only you knew, a very British coup”. Stewart’s vocal is uniquely gripping, and can be heard echoing the lyrics in the background.

According to Stewart, the song has another title, an alternative, ‘Forbidden London’, which has a similar effect even if it’s not quite as obvious as the original name. The singer has said that the song doesn’t actually mention Brexit, but listeners can make their own deductions based on the context in which they are listening. Given the day of the digital release and the lyrics, it is to be assumed that, on some level, the song is about Brexit and the anger felt by many people across Britain.

‘A Very British Coup’ is a three track single from Jah Wobble’s album ‘Post Punk Apocalypse Dub’ which also features the named musicians, along with broadcaster and author Vivein Goldman as well as singer Hollie Cook. The other two tracks are a dogma instrumental dub mix and a special radio edit.

Mark Stewart has said that “there’s talk of gigs”, meaning that we may be hearing more from this newly formed group, and even get to watch them live. Jah Wobble is currently touring with his band, ‘The Invaders of the Heart'; he began on 16/01/2020 at The Cavern in Liverpool and will travel all over the UK, ending on 15/02 at Rescue Rooms in Nottingham. Tickets are available on his website.

Brexit was voted to happen in 2016 and marks the UK departing from the European Union after over 40 years. It has taken four years and many extensions to reach this point, when Britain will now enter a transition period and begin negotiations.

The musicians on this track and the album are all hugely talented; Levene and Dudanski have both continued to work on various projects, both in music and other avenues. Mark Stewart has released six solo albums, while Youth focused on producing, working on many albums for artists. Weatherall has produced for bands including Primal Scream and released his own solo album.

Watch the video below or buy the track on iTunes.