Heartworms To Support Debut Album 'Glutton For Punishment' With 2025 UK Tour
Tuesday, 15 October 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Gilbert Trejo
Heartworms has announced her debut album.
The South London musician, aka Jojo Orme, will release 'Glutton For Punishment' through Speedy Wunderground on February 7, following up her debut EP, 2023's 'A Comforting Notion'. In a note to fans, Orme wrote:
"I’ve been chastised my whole life; made to feel as if I didn’t belong, punished for not fitting into a perfect image of how a growing woman should be. When you’re told something enough times you start to believe it. I often find myself locked into an unhealthy cycle of craving harsh discipline, greedy for the familiarity it brings but terrified of the consequences - better the devil you know. But this album doesn’t just reflect my own experiences; it reflects those of the people in my life and the stories of others that I think need to be heard."
Produced by long-time collaborator Dan Carey, the record comprises nine tracks, including the previously shared Jacked. It will also feature the new single Warplane, an intense and compelling fusion of post-punk and goth--pop inspired by Orme's passion for military history. Head below to view the song's dramatic accompanying video, directed by Gilbert Trejo.
Orme said: "The opening lyrics set the scene of a dogfight in the air while civilians are witnessing it take shape. My imagination is always out of my control, and my love of Spitfires even more so, so I couldn’t help but make this about a spitfire pilot.
"I am dedicating this to William Gibson Gordon – a Spitfire pilot who was killed in action by an Me109 at just 20 years old. The song ends how I imagine his falling Spitfire sounds to me, like an angel losing its extraordinary wings."
Expanding on the album, she explained: "With my EP, people kind of pigeonholed me into post-punk. I was like, ‘Cool, I can do that, but I can also do way more’ – I can do post-punk, but I can also be poppy and catchy, and this album represents that. I think people might be surprised when they hear it."
Heartworms will support the record with a UK and European tour next year, kicking off in Southampton on February 12, ahead of stops in London, Salford, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Bristol, Birmingham and Brighton, plus dates in mainland Europe. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (October 18).
1. In The Beginning
2. Just To Ask A Dance
3. Jacked
4. Mad Catch
5. Extraordinary Wings
6. Warplane
7. Celebrate
8. Smuggler’s Adventure
9. Glutton For Punishment
Heartworms Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed February 12 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON Joiners
Thu February 13 2025 - LONDON Electric Ballroom
Fri February 14 2025 - MANCHESTER White Hotel
Sat February 15 2025 - LEEDS Headrow House
Sun February 16 2025 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Cluny 2
Tue February 18 2025 - GLASGOW King Tuts
Wed February 19 2025 - EDINBURGH Cabaret Voltaire
Fri February 21 2025 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Sat February 22 2025 - BRISTOL Thekla
Sun February 23 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds
Tue February 25 2025 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
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