Glasgow’s post punk queer quintet Walt Disco today announce their second album The Warping, out June 14 via Lucky Number. Following their acclaimed January teaser track “Pearl”, the charming group is also thrilled to share cynical disco banger “You Make Me Feel So Dumb”. Inspired by the social burnout suffered from networking while on tour, it arrives alongside a tongue-in-cheek video that sees the band tearing up a stuffy corporate mixer event.

Written on both sides of the Atlantic, from Los Angeles and Austin to Glasgow and London, The Warping is a significant step forward for the band. Deeply personal, deft lyricism examines feelings of envy, fear, joy and hope. Yearning for another self is a recurring dream on The Warping, as they explore gender dysphoria and envy with radical honesty, accepting them as two tangled threads in the same experience. Taking the cinematic glam of their debut to a new peak, the band brought in classically trained horns, woodwind and swelling string sections lending a fantastically organic and technically accomplished new level to the Walt Disco sound. While the foundations were laid during pre-album recording sessions at Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music’s studio the songs themselves largely come together in collaboration. The Warping was co-produced by the band and Chris McCrory, with engineering from The Vale studios’ Chris D’Adda, and the instrumentation is almost entirely analogue.

The band shares, “With ‘The Warping’ we explore themes of change, growth and dealing with the complex struggles that feature in anyone’s life. It feels like our most biographical body of work yet, listening to it now is like looking at a snapshot of a moment in time for us as people and as a band.” They continue, “This album is a roadmap of our vulnerabilities in a way, but it feels good to be so honest with our music and lay everything on the table with both our lyrics and arrangements. That acceptance of one’s emotions and honesty with oneself is what we’d hope people can take away from listening to ‘The Warping’.”

Upon their first stint in the US, the Glasgow 5-piece were hailed by several outlets followed by additional performances at Glastonbury, Latitude, Austin City Limits as well as supporting HMLTD and Nation of Language. Currently on an extensive European and UK tour in support of OMD, Walt Disco will reunite with the electronic pop pioneers for another lengthy support tour across North America this Fall with stops in NYC, Los Angeles, Boston, DC, Seattle, Portland, Denver and more. Catch the band live at summer festivals including Mighty Hoopla and stay tuned for many more headline and festival shows to be announced soon.

Walt Disco Tour Dates

UK

3/12: Leicester, UK @ De Montfort Hall

3/13: Nottingham, UK @ Royal Concert Hall

3/15: Wolverhampton, UK @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall

3/16: Swansea, UK @ Swansea Arena

3/17: Southend on Sea, UK @ Southend Cliffs Pavilion

3/19: Bristol, UK @ Bristol Beacon

3/20: Oxford, UK @ New Theatre

3/22: Portsmouth, UK @ Guildhall

3/23: Ipswich, UK @ Regent Theatre

3/26: Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome

3/27: Eastbourne, UK @ Winter Gardens

US

9/11: Vancouver BC @ Orpheum

9/12: Seattle WA @ Moore Theatre

9/13: Portland OR @ Roseland Theater

9/15: Oakland CA @ Fox Theater

9/17: Las Vegas NV @ House of Blues

9/19: Los Angeles CA @ Greek Theatre

9/20: Los Angeles CA @ Greek Theatre

9/21: San Diego CA @ Balboa Theatre

9/24: Salt Lake City UT @ Union Events Center

9/25: Denver CO @ Paramount Theatre

9/27: Dallas TX @ Majestic Theater

9/28: Austin TX @ The Moody Theater @ ACL Live

9/29: Houston TX @ Bayou Music Center

10/4: Minneapolis MN @ First Avenue

10/5: Chicago IL @ Riviera Theatre

10/6: Royal Oak MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre

10/8: Toronto ON @ History

10/9: Cleveland OH @ House of Blues

10/10: New York NY @ Terminal 5

10/12: Huntington NY @ The Paramount

10/13: Boston MA @ House of Blues

10/15: Glenside PA @ Keswick Theatre

10/16: Washington DC @ Lincoln Theatre

10/18: Atlanta GA @ Buckhead Theater

10/19: Orlando FL @ The Plaza Live

10/20: St Petersburg FL @ Jannus Live

Festivals

5/20: Leipzig, Germany @ Wave Gotik Treffen

6/1: Leeds, UK @ This Must Be The Place All Dayer

6/2: London, UK @ Mighty Hoopla

6/9 + 6/10: Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark @ Frigjort Festival

Photo Courtesy: Izzy Leach