MEMORIALS (Electrelane frontwoman Verity Susman and Wire guitarist Matthew Simms) follow their acclaimed first two singles ‘Cut Glass Hammer’ and ‘In The Weeds’ with third track ‘Wildly Remote’ taken from their new album ‘All Clouds Bring Not Rain’ out 27th March 2026 via Fire Records. The duo will be touring their new album across the UK and Europe from April before heading to North America in May for a West Coast run alongside Holy Fu*k, with headline dates to be announced on the East Coast.
Out today, new track ‘Wildly Remote’ reveals a completely different side to the band. It is an enchanting folk song that swerves into an unexpected saxophone-tape-loop solo before the final verse returns: delicate and edgy, playful and intense.
“We started this song in a really clichéd way – in a sound check! It was at a memorable gig in Brest, a beautiful port town on the western-most tip of France. Brittany has embraced us and we love playing there! We wanted to try to capture, on the recording, an intimacy and atmosphere that we have found to be an important part of playing live, when in amongst the noisier outbursts come quiet, gentle moments. It’s the juxtaposition of the two and the twists and turns we take between them that we hope keep things interesting!”
With the album sounding like an unearthed lost classic, MEMORIALS twist their influences into their own unmistakable sound. Imagine Nico singing with Can produced by David Axelrod and you’re somewhere in the right ballpark… for a song or two at least! The record draws inspiration from a wide range of music including folk, dub, post punk, experimental tape music, 60s soul, garage rock, 70s spiritual jazz and Canterbury prog.
Recorded mostly in a studio in a barn secluded deep in the woods in southwestern France, new album ‘All Clouds Bring Not Rain’ is imbued with the sense of freedom that experience evokes. The duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms locked themselves away and re-emerged with an unusual record that is both melodic and unconventional. For such an ambitious album it’s striking that it was written, performed, recorded and mixed solely by the two of them. Their attention to detail in their sound meant finding several other studios to get what they needed to record with, including a harpsichord at 4AD’s studio in London and a vibraphone and vintage Leslie speaker in Stereolab drummer Andy Ramsay’s studio Press Play.
Having spent the first half of 2025 composing the soundtrack to an acclaimed documentary about Kate Bush which hit TV screens in the autumn, the band recorded All Clouds Bring Not Rain in the summer before setting off on tour with Stereolab across the USA.
With their adventurous arrangements, classic songwriting skills and innovative production techniques, MEMORIALS have created another mesmerising listen that’s accomplished and compelling in its unique approach yet remains dizzyingly immersive – just like their acclaimed live shows.
MEMORIALS’ new album ‘All Clouds Bring Not Rain’ is available in three Citrus Vinyl editions: Orange Vinyl Edition, Lemon Vinyl Edition (Indie Store Exclusive), Lime Vinyl Bundle which includes 4 Hand-Stamped Art Prints in Signed Sealed Envelope + Sticker Sheet (Fire + Bandcamp Exclusive) & CD.
TOUR DATES
08 Apr: Le Hasard Ludique, Paris, France
09 Apr: Le Tangram (Le Kubb), Évreux, France
10 Apr: Variations Festival, Nantes, France
11 Apr: Calm, Limoges, France
12 Apr: La Petite Populaire, La Réole, France
14 Apr: Le Consortium, Dijon, France
15 Apr: Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, France
22 Apr: The Croft, Bristol, UK
23 Apr: Little Bully, Oxford, UK
24 Apr: The Prince Albert, Brighton, UK
26 Apr: Heartbreakers, Southampton, UK
29 Apr: The Lexington, London, UK
30 Apr: Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds, UK
01 May: Castle Hotel, Manchester, UK
07 May: Studio 919, Victoria, BC, Canada**
08 May: The Pearl, Vancouver, BC, Canada**
09 May: Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA, US**
10 May: Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR, US**
12 May: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, US**
13 May: The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, US**
14 May: Casbah, San Diego, CA, US**
15 May: Swan Dive, Las Vegas, NV, US,**
16 May: Pappy and Harriets, Pioneertown, CA, US**
17 May: Club Congress, Tucson, AZ, US**
31 May: Nachtasyl, Hamburg, Germany
01 Jun: Kantine am Berghain, Berlin, Germany
02 Jun: Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig, Germany
03 Jun: Kohi, Karlsruhe, Germany
04 Jun: Club Manufaktur, Schorndorf, Germany
05 Jun: Bellevue Di Monaco, München, Germany
07 Jun: Rotown, Rotterdam, Netherlands
** w/ Holy Fuck
