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Irish altrock collectivenbspNewDadnbspannounce details of their debut album,nbspMADRA, set for release onnbsp26 January 2024nbspthroughnbspFair YouthAtlantic. Awash with spiralling guitars and a hypnotic bassline, singerguitarist Julie Dawson finds inspiration in TV show Euphoria, as she ruminates on the destructive relationship of characters, Rue and Jules a storyline that she herself gravitated towards.MADRA meaning ldquodogrdquo in Irish is an 11song, guitarstacked visceral outing, as singerguitarist Julie Dawson embarks on a journey of selfexploration, selfsabotage, and reflection. Soaked in dysfunction, Madra searches for solace in pain, tackling themes of bullying lsquoWhere I Gorsquo, selfmedicationdepression lsquoMadrarsquo, lsquoLet Gorsquo, destruction lsquoChange My Mindrsquo, lsquoWhite Ribbonsrsquo, codependency lsquoNosebleedrsquo and resistance lsquoNightmaresrsquo. The album artwork, photographed by Irish creative, Joshua Gordon, shows a broken doll that serves as a metaphor for the albumrsquos themes of fragility and vulnerability.The album finds NewDad reconnect with their musical roots, digging deep into the shoegazerock sonics that soundtracked their formative years the band cite Pixies, The Cure and Slowdive as some of their biggest early influences, together with glimmers of indiepop that harks back to their earlier material lsquoWaves EPrsquo 2021 and lsquoBanshee EPrsquo 2022. Written in their home city of Galway, Ireland, before the band moved to London this year, and recorded at the legendry Rockfield Studios Black Sabbath, Queen, the album has been produced by NewDadrsquos longtime collaborator Chris Ryan Just Mustard and mixed by Alan Moulder The Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Wet Leg. Bound together by Juliersquos ghostly vocal a vessel for her weighty, introspective songwriting ndash MADRA firmly marks NewDad as one of Irelandrsquos most promising debut guitar bands.
