Public Image Ltd have announced the release of their 11th studio album ‘End of World‘, their first in eight years.
Set to be released on August 11, the 13-track record includes the previously shared single ‘Hawaii’, a love letter to John Lydon’s wife Nora, who passed away from Alzheimer’s on April 5. A pensive, personal yet universal love song that has resonated with many since its release in January, the song sees John reflecting on their lifetime well spent and in particular one of their happiest moments together in Hawaii. John said, “Nora loved the album, she wouldn’t have wanted us to postpone it or change any of our plans.” Previously he has said of Hawaii, “It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most.”
The band began writing and recording End of World in 2018, during their 40th anniversary tour. After The Great Pause, the band regrouped in the studio and “there was just this massive explosion of ideas,” Lydon says. The result finds PiL set to release 13 of the best tracks they have ever written. Pre-order it here.
The announcement comes with the release of new single “Penge”, which John has described as, “something of a medieval Viking epic.”
Check the artwork and tracklist below, followed by the music video for “Penge“.
End of World Tracklist:
- Penge
- End Of The World
- Car Chase
- Being Stupid Again
- Walls
- Pretty Awful
- Strange
- Down On The Clown
- Dirty Murky Delight
- The Do That
- L F C F
- North West Passage
- Hawaii
The band have also announced a 38-date UK/European tour
Public Image Ltd. Upcoming Live Dates:
09/08 – Thessoloniki, GR @ Principal Club Theatre
09/09 – Athens, GR @ Gagarin 205
09/11 – Swansea, UK @ Patti Pavillion
09/12 – Margate, UK @ Dreamland
09/13 – Lincoln, UK @ Engine Shed
09/15 – Blackburn, UK @ King Georges Hall
09/16 – Buckley, UK @ Tivoli
09/18 – Sunderland, UK @ Fire Station
09/19 – Aberdeen, UK @ Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
09/21 – Edinburgh, UK @ O2 Academy
09/22 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz
09/23 – Holmfirth, UK @ Picture Dome
09/25 – Coventry, UK @ HMV
09/26 – Brighton, UK @ CHALK
09/28 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
09/29 – Torquay, UK @ Foundry
09/30 – London, UK @ The Forum
10/02 – Cologne, DE @ Kantine
10/04 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/05 – Gent, BE @ Vooruit
10/06 – Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wireman
10/08 – Hamburg, DE @ Gruenspan
10/09 – Gothenburg, SE @ Pustervik
10/10 – Stockholm, SE @ Nalen
10/12 – Tallin, EE @ Helitehas
10/13 – Helsinki, FI @ Ääniwalli
10/15 – Berlin, DE @ Metropol
10/16 – Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar
10/17 – Brno, CZ @ Fléda club
10/20 – Madrid, ES @ Shoko
10/21 – Barcelona, ES @ Salamandra
10/22 – Bilbao, ES @ Cafe Antzokia
10/24 – Porto, PT @ Hard Club
10/25 – Lisbon, PT @ LAV
10/27 – Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
10/29 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks
10/30 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
10/31 – Strasbourg, FR @ La Laiterie
