Irish post-punk five piece The Murder Capital have announced an Australian tour in 2025, the band’s first time performing down under. 

They’ll be playing tracks from their 2019 debut album When I Have Fears and 2023’s Gigi’s Recovery, along with new material including Can’t Pretend To Know. Recorded in Los Angeles earlier this year with producer John Congelton (St Vincent, Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten), the single points to a new era of The Murder Capital, carrying a new focus and clarity. With punchy drums and the perfect level of distortion, it’s a gloriously gritty track to sink your teeth into. 

Frontman James McGovern shared: ​​“Can’t Pretend To Know is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness. A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth. Moulded by everything we come into contact with. Learning lessons from toys. Playing the parts that are asked of us.”

The Murder Capital was formed in Dublin where all five members met while studying at music college. Consisting of James McGovern on vocals, Damien Tuit and Cathal Roper on guitar, Gabriel Paschal Blake on bass and Diarmuid Brennan on drums, the band began releasing music in 2018. With their debut single More Or Less blowing up online, the group quickly began to work on their 2019 debut album When I Have Fears, now boasting over 15 million Spotify streams. Their 2023 album Gigi’s Recovery received widespread acclaim, reaching Number 1 in Ireland and breaking the Top 20 in the UK album charts. 

Gigi’s Recovery was followed by a massive festival season including defining sets at Coachella, Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds and Rock En Seine. The bank embarked on tour across the US, the UK and Europe, selling out Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. The Murder Capital has supported the likes of US rock idols Pearl Jam and are about to embark on a tour with Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds. 

Tickets from troubadourpresents.com. 

TOUR DATES

03 APR Melbourne VIC

04 APR Brisbane QLD

05 APR Sydney NSW

07 APR Perth WA