Dublin/Leipzig-based rock duo Bicurious have unveiled their exhilarating new album Your Life is Over Now… (4th October 2024, Big Scary Monsters). To celebrate album release day, the two-piece have revealed the new video for their song 'Monday Afternoon'.

Watch the video for 'Monday Afternoon' here: https://youtu.be/15SHoxy04mU

Purchase Your Life is Over Now... here: https://orcd.co/ylion

Drawing influence from Biffy Clyro, Reuben and Thrice, Your Life is Over Now... is a much more lyrical body of work than Bicurious’ previous material, as the band tread new sonic ground. Thematically, the album explores the various facets of the idea of family - including Bicurious' own fans, who crowdfunded over €9000 to help make the record.

On 'Monday Afternoon', guitarist/vocalist Taran Plouzané comments: “Monday Afternoon was part of the first few vocal-led songs we wrote for this album. It's about feeling like a waste of space, not really having any life prospects, needing to grow up, cop on, but not knowing how to do so. I like the contrast between the upbeat nature of the song, its major tonality, and the bleak, relatively depressing lyrical content. It almost emphasises the lack of direction the protagonist is feeling. It's like "I'm such a waste, I might as well sing a happy song about it, because what's the point".

"We actually almost dropped this song from the recording plan, because it was one of the oldest out of this batch of tunes, and I guess we were a little bored of it, or didn't think it was as good as the others. However, when we started working on pre-production with Tom (Peters), Monday Afternoon became one of his favourites from the album. Through pre-production and the recording process, we gave the song a freshness that made us fall in love with it again."

The duo are heading out on a UK/Ireland in October and November to celebrate the release of the album. Catch them at one of the following dates:

Oct 15: UK Glasgow Hug and Pint
Oct 16: UK Sheffield Corporation
Oct 17: UK Manchester Star and Garter
Oct 18: UK London Lexington
Oct 19: UK Bristol Rough Trade

Nov 21: IE Dublin Grand Social
Nov 22: UK Belfast Ulster Sports Club
Nov 23: IE Cork Fred Zeppelins

Tickets available from https://bicuriousbandofficial.com/pages/tour

Bicurious are Gavin Purcell (drums) and Taran Plouzané (guitar/vocals); a confused, loud two-piece from Dublin, Ireland. They’ve built a loyal fanbase through extensive touring and have won over crowds both at home and abroad, establishing themselves as a recognisable force on the European rock scene.

Known for riff sing-alongs, grooves that open up mosh pits and get heads banging, and the undeniable chemistry between the two remarkable musicians, Bicurious have taken their captivating live show across Europe for the last seven years.

Bicurious juxtapose spacey and rhythmic with heavy and delirious. They build wide, engaging soundscapes that sway between math-rock riffs, post-rock progressions and noisy breakdowns, while keeping a strong focus on catchy hooks. The band’s songs have been known to feature vocal samples from political figures, aiming to bring to light social injustice in Ireland and beyond.

Formed in 2016, Bicurious released their debut singles 'Sugar Beats' and 'T.O.I' in 2017, followed by their debut EP I'm So Confused - crowdfunded by fans via a fundraising campaign and a sold-out fundraiser gig. Released in 2018, Bicurious celebrated with a sold-out show at Whelan's, Dublin. The lead single from the EP, 'Sleep', has clocked up over three million streams on Spotify.

In 2019 Bicurious released the single 'I Don't Do Drugs, I Just Sweat a Lot', supported with UK and Ireland tours, and festival appearances at Knockanstockan, Vantastival, Electric Picnic and more in summer 2019. With momentum continuing, Bicurious' debut album (re)constructed was unveiled in July 2021, to critical acclaim from press and fans alike, including Metal Hammer, Prog Magazine and GuitarWorld.

(re)constructed thematically follows a timeline of events highlighting the members’ dramatic life changes in the three years leading to the release. The aftermath of the album release saw Bicurious perform at ArcTanGent festival in 2022 and 2023, Portals Festival and The Great Escape to name but a few.

And now to 2024, with new label home Big Scary Monsters and second album Your Life is Over Now... The record, which was created over 18 months, three countries and five recording studios is testament to just how far this special, deliriously raucous duo, have come.

Bicurious are:
Taran Plouzané (guitar/vocals)
Gavin Purcell (drums)

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Irish alt/post rock duo Bicurious release new album, stream focus track

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