HUMOUR ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM “LEARNING GREEK” OUT AUGUST 8TH ON SO YOUNG RECORDS

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.

Listen / watch video for “Plagiarist” HERE

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.

Pre-order HERE

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.

Humour live:

25/05 A Stone’s Throw Festival, Newcastle
27/05 Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
28/05 The Ferret, Preston
29/05 Elephant’s Head, London
31/05 Supersonic Block Party, Paris
09/07-11/07 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
02/08 – Multitude Festival, Milton Keynes
20/11 – Oporto, Leeds
22/11 – Yes (Basement), Manchester
23/11 – Bodega, Nottingham
25/11 – Dead Wax, Birmingham
27/11 – The Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
28/11 – The Lexington, London
29/11 – Bear Cave, Bournemouth
30/11 – Cavern Club, Exeter
02/12 – Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
03/12 – Exchange, Bristol
04/12 – District, Liverpool
05/12 – Zerox, Newcastle
06/12 – King Tut’s, Glasgow

Humour – Learning Greek Out August 8th on So Young Records
Track Listing: 
Neighbours
Memorial
Plagiarist
Learning Greek
Dirty Bread
Die Rich
I Knew We Would Talk
Aphid
I Only Have Eyes
In The Paddies
It Happened In The Sun

 

Humour are:

Ruairidh Smith – Drums
Lewis Doig – Bass
Ross Patrizio – Guitar
Jack Lyall – Guitar
Andreas Christodoulidis – Vocals

Previous praise for Humour:

“Bracing, bizarre avant-rock… Humour combine melancholic, open-hearted instrumentation with Andreas Christodoulidis’ utterly alien vocal performances, replete with violent pitch changes and lurching dynamics.”
Loud & Quiet

“Superbly exciting… a honed and thrilling live act…”
NME

“A seethingly intelligent slice of guitar music.”
CLASH

“Far from the despair of its title, ‘Pure Misery’ has lots in it to love”
DIY

“Pack a powerful, poignant punch.”
DORK