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“This is a collection of stories about Betrayal, Murder, Injustice, and Corruption. It’s not just happening in Ireland, it’s happening around the world and we’re supposed to just take it lying down?” – MERYL STREEK
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Today, July 3rd 2024, fast rising and exciting punk producer performer MERYL STREEK has announced his brand new album ‘Songs For The Deceased’, produced by Dan Doherty (Fontaines D.C.) and set for release on October 25th through Venn Records (a label that has picked up talent early and released the likes of Marmozets, Bob Vylan, Wargasm and High Vis). MERYL STREEK have also today released a brand new single ‘Paddy’.
Pre-save the album – HERE
A November UK headline tour has also been announced today (tickets on sale Friday 5th July), all dates listed below. This tour follows a forthcoming appearance at this years 2000trees Festival in July, as well as previously playing in Dublin with The Dead Kennedys, touring Ireland with Bob Vylan, and then Enter Shikari, touring the UK with PiL, playing shows with Benefits, and touring the UK with Kneecap.
ALL JUST ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES:
7th November – Newcastle – Lubber Fiend
8th November – Manchester – Soup Kitchen
9th November – Sheffield – Hallamshire Hotel
10th November – Southampton – Joiners
12th November – London – Lower Third
13th November – Brighton – The Hope & Ruin
14th November – Bristol – Crofters
15th November – Birmingham – Actress & Bishop
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Tickets on sale Friday 5th July – TICKET LINK
Much like the first album, ‘Songs For The Deceased’ saw MERYL STREEK enter the Dublin recording studio Darklands Audio with producer Dan Doherty (Fontaines D.C.). “The album came about in bits and pieces due to the amount of gigging. I got so carried away with playing live I forgot about the recording side of things and what matters the most to me.”. To push the music into new spaces, guest musicians were invited to collaborate on tracks along the way. Benefits front man Kingsley Hall provides spoken word to the album’s ‘Interlude’, Cal Graham from UK punks The Chisel appears on forthcoming single ‘Dogs’ and influential musician Oliver Ackermann from A Place to Bury Strangements contorts his guitar sound for a truly experimental outro on the song ‘Murder’. “I’m delighted to have some of my favourite artists on this record with me and very thankful that they are.”
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ALL OTHER ANNOUNCED LIVE DATES:
May 23-24, 2025 – Sonic Rites, Helsinki (Finland)
3rd-5th January – Rockaway Beach, Bognor Regis
6th November – Glasgow – King Tuts (as part of Curve Festival)
17th-18th October – Left of the Dial, Netherlands
4th August – Rebellion Festival, Blackpool
11th July – 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham
OCTOBER ALBUM INSTORES:
25th October – Just Dropped In, Coventry
26th October – Venus Vinyl, Norwich
27th October – Banquet, Kingston (Fighting Cocks)
28th October – Pie and Vinyl, Southsea
29th October – The LP Cafe, Watford
NOVEMBER UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES:
15th November – Birmingham – Actress & Bishop
14th November – Bristol – Crofters
13th November – Brighton – The Hope & Ruin
12th November – London – Lower Third
10th November – Southampton – Joiners
9th November – Sheffield – Hallamshire Hotel
8th November – Manchester – Soup Kitchen
7th November – Newcastle – Lubber Fiend
For MERYL STREEK it’s business as usual. “This is a collection of stories about Betrayal, Murder, Injustice, and Corruption. It’s not just happening in Ireland, it’s happening around the world and we’re supposed to just take it lying down?”. ‘Songs For The Deceased’ isn’t just about his hometown, it’s an album about people and their relationship with a society that continues to let them down. It’s a tale as old as time, on a global scale. There will always be stories to tell and injustices to highlight, and MERYL STREEK won’t let us forget quickly.
‘Songs For The Deceased’ is released on October 25th through Venn Records, pre-order HERE
Tour date tickets – HERE