Jana Bahrich's project
Francis of Delirium have returned with 'Requiem For A Dying Day', a new offering from their forthcoming second album '
Run, Run Pure Beauty', which arrives on 29th May through Dalliance Recordings. A self-directed stop-motion video accompanies the release.
Speaking about the inspiration behind the single and its visual companion, Jana said: "'Requiem for a Dying Day' began after reading about Katy Perry going to space and then developed into this pre-emptive mourning and grief for our future. I wanted the video to be done in claymation because the form itself is a celebration of process and slowness. All the work that has been put into it is blatantly on display, every thumbprint and every minor adjustment. We are hurtling towards our future without much pause or forethought. I wanted this video to be an attempt at the opposite, so I chose the most painstaking medium I could think of."
Nicolas Vernhes (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Silver Jews) mixed the record, which Jana produced with longtime collaborator Chris Hewett. Previous singles from the album include '
Little Black Dress' and 'It's a Beautiful Life'.
A major headline run spanning the UK, Europe and North America has also been confirmed for autumn, with a London date at the Lower Third pencilled in for 2nd October. Before that, a limited Dinked Edition vinyl pressing of 500 copies will be marked with a run of in-store appearances.
The in-store dates in full read:
The dates in full read:
JUNE
1 Applestump, Nantwich
2 Wax and Beans, Bury
3 Banquet, Kingston
The full headline tour dates read:
SEPTEMBER
3 Milla, Munich, Germany
4 Club Lucia, Vienna, Austria
5 The Sound of Bronkow Festival, Dresden, Germany
7 Neue Zukunft, Berlin, Germany
8 Ideal Bar, Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Aalhaus, Hamburg, Germany
11 ACU, Utrecht, Netherlands
12 Witloof Bar, Brussels, Belgium
13 Kulturzentrum Kinett, Kusel, Germany
14 Bumann & Sohn, Cologne, Germany
15 Hasard Ludique, Paris, France
17 Bodega, Nottingham, UK
18 Cluny 2, Newcastle, UK
19 The Mash House, Edinburgh, UK
20 Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow, UK
22 The Workman's Club, Dublin, Ireland
24 YES (Basement), Manchester, UK
25 Headrow House, Leeds, UK
26 Club Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK
28 The Exchange, Bristol, UK
29 Heartbreakers, Southampton, UK
30 Dust, Brighton, UK
OCTOBER
2 The Lower Third, London, UK
3 The Portland Arms, Cambridge, UK
4 Ramsgate Music Hall, Ramsgate, UK
26 Barboza, Seattle, WA
27 Show Bar, Portland, OR
29 Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
30 The Echo, LA, CA
NOVEMBER
2 Kilby Court, Salt Lake City, UT
4 Globe Hall, Denver, CO
6 Club Dada, Dallas, TX
7 29th St Ballroom, Austin, TX
10 The Earl, Atlanta, GA
11 The Basement, Nashville, TN
13 7th St Entry, Minneapolis, MN
14 Subterranean, Chicago, IL
16 The Drake, Toronto, ON
18 Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DC
19 Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia, PA
20 Baby's All Right, Brooklyn, NY
21 Cafe 939, Boston, MA
