Enter Shikari has released their new single “Lightyears” following the release of “Higher Ground” earlier this month, which arrived in the wake of the band’s announcement of an indefinite hiatus starting at the end of December 2027. The release of this new single coincides with the band’s announcement of four US headline shows for January 2027. The newly confirmed dates will see the band hit Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Atlanta and Nashville, following their appearance aboard the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise on January 22. The four shows will kick off on January 27 at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale. Artist presale is available now, with all presales closing Thursday, October 29 at 10 PM local time. They will also perform at Treefort Music Fest in Boise, Idaho, on April 3. Speaking on the inspiration behind the new track, frontman Rou Reynolds explains:
“Last year I took it upon myself to digitalise all our old family camcorder footage. It was a surreal experience. Seeing the old family holidays, Christmases, school concerts, and birthdays; it was a cocktail of emotions. But what struck me most was the bizarre nature of watching back periods of my life that now seem so detached from reality now. Looking back on former versions of myself that no longer exist, people that have passed, places that have been knocked down – it was a form of nostalgia that veered on painful at times (or almost like ’vertigo’, as I say in verse two). Lightyears is not only me speaking to loved ones who are no longer with us, it’s also me speaking to my former self. Seeing the innocence and fragility of who you were as a child is often something recommended in psychotherapy in order to recalibrate how you treat yourself now. It can quieten what can often be a relentlessly critical and mean inner voice. This felt like a literal and stark version of that.”
Last week, Enter Shikari also unveiled Live From The Golden Age, a special four-track live session directed by Tom Pullen, with audio recorded and mixed by George Perks. The band will begin their biggest UK and European headline arena tour to date this November, joined by Holding Absence and The Callous Daoboys.
Enter Shikari US Shows
1/22 – Emo’s Not Dead Cruise – Norwegian Joy, Great Stirrup Cay
1/27 – Culture Room – Fort Lauderdale, FL
1/28 – The Beacham – Orlando, FL
1/29 – The Masquerade (Heaven) – Atlanta, GA
1/30 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN
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