Blue Bendy have shared their first single since the release of debut album So Medieval last year. “Poke” is produced by Balázs Altsach, and you can listen to it below.
“Poke,” to an extent, is about the Facebook feature meant for saying “hello” to friends. “Who started the rumour of my insanity, and is a Facebook poke still hot 10 years on?” Blue Bendy vocalist Arthur Nolan asked in a statement. “This pretty much sums up our last 18 months perfectly. Maybe with a pinch of salt.”
“Poke” is also the first Blue Bendy song to feature the band’s new members, bassist Dina Willcock and drummer Tristan Petsola. They round out a sextet also featuring Arthur Nolan, guitarist Oliver Nolan, pianist and synthesizer player Olivia Morgan, and guitarist Joseph Nash. See the band’s upcoming tour dates below.
Blue Bendy:
09-04 London, England – Village Underground ♥
09-05 Paris, France – Popup! ♥
09-07 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Cinetol ♥
09-09 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Merleyn ♥
09-10 Berlin, Germany – Badehaus ♥
09-12 Cologne, Germany – Artheatre ♥
09-13 Hamburg, Germany – Molotow Club ♥
09-18 Edinburgh, Scotland – Mash House
09-19 Manchester, England – Gullivers
09-20 Bristol, England – Rough Trade Bristol
10-28 Oxford, England – Little Bully
10-29 Ipswich, England – Smokehouse
10-31 London, England – O2 Academy Brixton ✶
02-05 London, England – Oslo ✶
♥ with Floodlights
✶ with Black Country, New Road
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