NewDad come to terms with expectations versus reality with their new track ‘Everything I Wanted’

NewDad have released their new track ‘Everything I Wanted’, premiered by Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 6 Music.

It’s the final preview of the Irish trio’s second album ‘Altar’, set for release on 19th September 2025 via Atlantic Records.

Written nearly two years ago, ‘Everything I Wanted’ marked a turning point for frontwoman Julie Dawson in shaping the new album, she explains. “This was the song that kind of set the tone for this album. It’s basically about expectations versus reality.

“There’s this idea, I think we all fall victim to, that once we achieve something or get something we’ve always wanted that we’ll finally be happy – but that’s never the case. It’s always, what’s next, I want more. This job can get very hard, very fraught, and I guess I had anticipated doing the thing I love most as my job would be easier and more fulfilling than this. ‘Everything I Wanted’ is me coming to terms with that.”

Since their debut single ‘How’ in 2020, NewDad – Julie Dawson (vocals/guitar), Sean O’Dowd (guitar), and Fiachra Parslow (drums) – have released their 2024 debut ‘Madra’ and toured across the UK, Europe, Asia and North America, including support slots with Pixies, The War on Drugs and Fontaines D.C.

The dates read:

AUGUST
6 Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, USA
8 Outside Lands, San Francisco, USA
9 Channel 24 (w/ Mannequin Pussy), 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, United Kingdom
19 The Foundry, Sheffield, United Kingdom
20 SWG3 TV Studio, Glasgow, United Kingdom
22 Bristol Electric, Bristol, United Kingdom
23 Tramshed, Cardiff, United Kingdom
24 XOYO, Birmingham, United Kingdom
26 Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom
28 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom
31 3Olympia, Dublin, Ireland

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