Black Moth have announced that they have joined forces with Candlelight Records for the release of their new album ‘Anatomical Venus’ which is due out on 26th January 2018.
Titled ‘Anatomical Venus’ and produced by Andy Hawkins (Hawk Eyes, Maximo Park) with Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir) handling the mix, this 10-track affair sees the Leeds / London outfit – vocalist Harriet Hyde, guitarists Jim Swainston & Federica Gialanze’, bassist Dave Vachon and drummer Dom McCready – further honing the various elements of their sound to make the hooks more barbed and the focus more collective.
Lead single ‘Moonbow’ provides the first taste of things to come; “An ode and an offering to the moon herself,” according to Hyde. The video for track was directed by Ben Foley and promises to deliver intensity and colour. (Foley previously worked with Black Moth on their spectacularly kinky ‘Looner’ clip, 2015).
You can watch an album trailer here which gives a brief taster of their upcoming single ‘Moonbow’ below.
With ‘Anatomical Venus’, Black Moth are seeking to forge their own path, both musically and conceptually. The album’s name and central theme, arrived at when Hyde was introduced to the 18th century wax models of the female form employed by male surgeons to learn their craft, provides a strong platform for both the artwork and the lyrics, allowing the singer to take command and truly find her voice
“The Anatomical Venus spoke volumes to me,” she reflects. “She embodies the male gaze, a history of men dissecting women in an attempt to understand her, reveal her magic, snuff out her unruly flame, while all the time needing her to be beautiful and aesthetically pleasing to their taste. These models are not simply practical medical models for education – they are fetish objects, women stripped back as far as you can go. But there is a look of defiance in their eyes as if to say, ‘keep looking if you like. I dare you. Peel back my skin and peep behind my ribcage, you won’t find anything unless I choose to tell you’.”
The band’s full list of confirmed shows for 2017 / 2018 is as follows, with headline shows in London & Leeds lined up to celebrate the release of ‘Moonbow’:
Nov 9: Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, London (Special Guests, The Pearl Harts)
Nov 10: Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds (Special Guests, Chambers & Method Acting)
Dec 22: Electric Ballroom, London (Orange Goblin Xmas Show)
(Tickets avilable here: https://dice.fm/artist/
2018:
May 4 – 6: Desertfest, London