Humour have shared intense new single ‘Memorial’ ahead of their debut album

Humour have shared new single ‘Memorial’, the latest preview of their debut album ‘Learning Greek’, which arrives via So Young Records on 8th August.

The Glasgow band’s new track draws inspiration from poet Alice Oswald’s reinterpretation of Homer’s Iliad, exploring themes of mortality and inevitability.

“Memorial describes a scene from the Iliad in which Andromache must say goodbye to her husband Hector the night before he’s killed in battle,” explains vocalist Andreas Christodoulidis. “The main theme of the song is imminent disaster and trying to remain stoic in the face of it.”

The track follows previous singles ‘Neighbours’ and ‘Plagiarist’.

Their dates in full read:

MAY
25 A Stone’s Throw Festival, Newcastle
27 Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh
28 The Ferret, Preston
29 Elephant’s Head, London
31 Supersonic Block Party, Paris

JULY
9 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham

AUGUST
2 Multitude Festival, Milton Keynes

NOVEMBER
20 Oporto, Leeds
22 Yes (Basement), Manchester
23 Bodega, Nottingham
25 Dead Wax, Birmingham
27 The Crauford Arms, Milton Keynes
28 The Lexington, London
29 Bear Cave, Bournemouth
30 Cavern Club, Exeter

DECEMBER
2 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
3 Exchange, Bristol
4 District, Liverpool
5 Zerox, Newcastle
6 King Tut’s, Glasgow