NewDad have announced their second album ‘Altar’ and with teaser single ‘Roobosh’

NewDad have announced their second album ‘Altar’, set for release on 19th September 2025, alongside new single ‘Roobosh’.

The Irish rock band’s latest track arrives with a one-shot video directed by Peter Eason Daniels and Rory Mullen, who are also the creative team behind the upcoming album.

Speaking about the new single, vocalist Julie Dawson explains: “Roobosh is just about being fed up. I wanted to write one song for the album that allowed me to shout, to get out all my frustration. Women get angry and we are expected to contain our rage but on this song I just allowed myself to go there. I wanted a song where I could moan and scream cause we all need to do that every once in a while and honestly it was just a bit of fun, letting myself get angry when I never allow myself to.”

‘Altar’ was written over the past two years following the band’s relocation to London, exploring themes of relationships, homesickness, ambition and sacrifice. The Galway-born trio – comprising Julie Dawson (vocals/guitar), Sean O’Dowd (guitar), and Fiachra Parslow (drums) – released their debut album ‘Madra’ in 2024.

Their dates in full read:

JULY
15 B10 Live, Shenzhen, China
16 MAO Livehouse, Guangzhou, China
18 MAO Livehouse, Chengdu, China
19 Bubbling & Boiling Music & Arts Festival, Guiyang, China
20 Full of Livehouse, Beijing, China
23 Liveshop Uni, Hangzhou, China
24 Modernsky Lab, Shanghai, China
26 Fuji Rock, Tokyo, Japan
30 Troubadour, Los Angeles, USA

AUGUST
2 Lollapalooza / Reggie’s Rock Club, Chicago, USA
6 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, USA
8 Outside Lands, San Francisco, USA
9 Channel 24, Sacramento, USA
12 Polaris Hall, Portland, USA
13 Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, Canada
14 Madame Lou’s, Seattle, USA

OCTOBER
2 John Dee, Oslo, Norway
3 Nalen Klubb, Stockholm, Sweden
5 Vega Small Room, Copenhagen, Denmark
6 Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany
7 Lido, Berlin, Germany
9 Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy
10 Bogen F, Zurich, Switzerland
11 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
13 Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
14 Melkweg Old Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15 L’Aeronef, Lille, France
18 Academy 2, Manchester, UK
19 The Foundry, Sheffield, UK
20 SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, UK
22 Bristol Electric, Bristol, UK
23 Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
24 XOYO, Birmingham, UK
26 Chalk, Brighton, UK
28 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK
31 3Olympia, Dublin, Ireland

NOVEMBER
1 Cyprus Avenue, Cork, Ireland
2 Leisureland, Galway, Ireland
4 Mandela Hall, Belfast, UK