UK synthpop band OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) have aired their new single “Anthropocene” alongside an accompanying video.
The track features on their 14th studio album ‘Bauhaus Staircase‘, out today, October 27 via White Noise Records. Get your copy here.
In a previous press release, OMD’s Andy McCluskey elaborated on the album: “’Bauhaus Staircase’ is a metaphor for strength and artist passion in the face of criticism and adversity. The title is derived from an Oscar Schlemmer painting. He taught at Bauhaus, and created the amazing futuristic costumes for The Triadic Ballet. When times are hard there is a tendency for governments to look at cutting funding for creativity, just at the moment when the arts are most needed to nourish our souls. Thus, it seems appropriate that the song and its eponymous album were created during ‘COVID Lockdown.’”
Watch the cinematic video below.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Tour Dates 2024
FEBRUARY
Tue 27th – Belfast, Ulster Hall
Wed 28th – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre
MARCH
Fri 1st – Manchester, O2 Apollo
Sun 3rd – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
Tue 5th – Leeds, First Direct Arena
Wed 6th – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
Fri 8th – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
Sat 9th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall
Sun 10th – Sheffield, City Hall
Tue 12th – Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Wed 13th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
Fri 15th – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Sat 16th – Swansea, Arena
Sun 17th – Southend-On-Sea, Cliffs Pavillion
Tue 19th – Bristol, Beacon
Wed 20th – Oxford, New Theatre
Fri 22nd – Portsmouth, Guildhall
Sat 23rd – Ipswich, Regent
Sun 24th – London, The O2*
Tue 26th – Brighton, Dome
Wed 27th – Eastbourne, Winter Gardens
Photo credit: Ed Miles
