Squid have announced their third album ‘Cowards’, and released a new single inspired by dystopian canibalism

Squid are set to release their third album ‘Cowards’ early next year.

The full-length is coming via Warp Records on 7th February 2025, and is teased with the launch of their lead single ‘Crispy Skin’, which was inspired by a dystopian novel.

Speaking about lead single ‘Crispy Skin’, vocalist Ollie Judge explains: “Crispy Skin was lyrically inspired by a dystopian novel I read where cannibalism becomes the societal norm and humans are manufactured and sold in supermarkets. I think when most people read books like these they picture themselves as the sort of person that would take the moral high-ground within these narratives. The track was written about how the reality of having a moral-compass in these stories of desperation and horror would be extremely difficult.”

The nine-track album was recorded at Church Studios in Crouch End with producers Marta Salogni and Grace Banks, with additional production from Dan Carey.

Their upcoming dates read:

FEBRUARY
17 Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, UK
18 O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK
19 Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
21 NSU Domain, Newcastle, UK
22 Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
24 Junction 1, Cambridge, UK
25 The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich, UK
27 O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford, UK
28 Engine Rooms, Southampton, UK

MARCH
1 Lido, Margate, UK
2 Chalk, Brighton, UK
4 XOYO, Birmingham, UK
5 Bristol Beacon, Bristol, UK

APRIL
26 Roundhouse, London, UK