JOHN Share Video For New Single Stadium Of No Ahead Of 'Nocturnal Manoeuvres' Release
Monday, 04 October 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Paul Grace
JOHN have shared a new song, Stadium Of No.
The track serves as the final preview of the London duo's third LP, 'Nocturnal Manoeuvres', due out this Friday (October 8) via their own Pets Care imprint and Brace Yourself Records.
The song, with angular guitars, a powerful, menacing drum beat and John Newton's instantly recognisable vocals, comes with a video directed by Henry Dartnall and Thomas Bonsu-Dartnall (aka The House of Lords) of Young Knives fame, which finds the pair acting on behalf of JOHN. Guitarist Johnny Healey said:
"In parallel to the recurring motif of twenty-four hour work that runs throughout the album's track listing, stadiums appear as hopelessly redundant monuments when they're empty - only activated by the bodies that inhabit them. The song's a nod to the often-overwhelming conditions of our present: a stadium-like crowd of opinions trying to shout on top of one another.
"There's a real mechanical quality to the instrumentation in the song - it's almost got shades of Devo in there. I feel there's an interesting contradiction between the human strive for metronomic perfection and the reality of our biology. There’s simply no way we can be flawless when our bodies are in constant change."
Commenting on the subject of the video, the band wrote in a statement: "We were contacted by House and Henry regarding a potential video collaboration. This was a pretty fantastic surprise in itself, having grown up surrounded by their music and general creativity. Having thought about our numerical similarities (as duos) we proposed that they perform the track instead of us. It seemed like an interesting experiment, especially as we both really dislike the repetitive tradition of over-dubbed performance videos. After a few months of phone discussions, the idea shifted to include some of the reality of its making. We decided to take a more Brechtian approach - showing the puppet strings and the flaws of its construction. The video acts as a documentary, our first meeting and our communal attempt to make a music video."
JOHN continue their ongoing UK tour in support of the record with a show in Nottingham tonight (October 6). In spring 2022, they'll embark on a headline European trek. Tickets are on sale now.
JOHN Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed October 06 2021 - NOTTINGHAM Bodega Social Club
Thu October 07 2021 - WREXHAM Town Sq
Fri October 08 2021 - BELFAST Ulster Sports Club
Sun October 10 2021 - GLASGOW Stereo Cafe Bar
Mon October 11 2021 - EDINBURGH Sneaky Pete's
Tue October 12 2021 - STOCKTON Georgian Theatre
Wed October 13 2021 - LEEDS Brudenell Social Club
Thu October 14 2021 - MANCHESTER YES (The Pink Room)
Sat October 16 2021 - READING Face Bar
Sun October 17 2021 - BRISTOL Thekla
Tue October 19 2021 - OXFORD Bullingdon
Wed October 20 2021 - BRIGHTON Patterns
Thu October 21 2021 - SOUTHAMPTON Loft
Fri October 22 2021 - LONDON Moth Club
Wed April 20 2022 - DUBLIN Upstairs At Whelans
Fri March 11 2022 - PARIS La Point Ephemere (France)
Sat March 12 2022 - LILLE Laeronef (France)
Sun March 13 2022 - COLOGNE MTC (Germany)
Tue March 15 2022 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Wed March 16 2022 - BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique (Belgium)
Thu March 17 2022 - ROTTERDAM Rotown (Netherlands)
Fri March 18 2022 - HAMBURG Headcrash (Germany)
Sat March 19 2022 - COPENHAGEN Loppen (Denmark)
Mon March 21 2022 - POZNAN POD Minoga (Poland)
Tue March 22 2022 - WARSAW Poglos (Poland)
Wed March 23 2022 - VIENNA Flex (Austria)
Fri March 25 2022 - BOLOGNA Covo Club (Italy)
Sat March 26 2022 - MILAN Biko (Italy)
Sun March 27 2022 - ZURICH Fabrik (Switzerland)
Tue March 29 2022 - BERN ISC Club (Switzerland)
Wed March 30 2022 - MUNICH Feierwerk (Germany)
Fri April 01 2022 - PRAGUE Cross Club (Czech Republic)
Sat April 02 2022 - BERLIN Cassiopeia (Germany)
Fri April 29 2022 - LISBON Time Out Market (Portugal)
Sat April 30 2022 - PORTO Hard Club (Portugal)
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