Enter Shikari returns with “(pls) set me on fire,” the initial glimpse of their seventh album, ‘A Kiss For The Whole World’. The successor to ‘Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible’ (2020) will be released on 21 April via SO Recordings / Ambush Reality.
Singer Rou Reynolds characterizes the album as “the second coming of Enter Shikari” and reveals that it was recorded in a dilapidated farmhouse in Chichester, featuring a solar-powered studio. About the song, Reynolds says :
“Honestly, I thought I was fucked. I’ve never felt so detached from my soul, my purpose, my fucking spirit. I didn’t write music for almost two years. The longest I’d gone before that was two weeks. I was broken. It’s almost as if my brain had asked: ‘What is the point in music if it cannot be shared? What is the point in writing music if it’s not to be experienced with others?’ and then promptly switched itself off.
‘(pls) set me on fire’ grew out of that desperation. This song is a projectile vomit of positive energy. Every emotion trapped inside me for two years, finally set free.”
Of its creation, he adds :
“Back to basics. This band – my best friends – bundled into an old farmhouse, miles away from anywhere. Off-grid, and ready to rediscover ourselves. This album is powered by the sun, the most powerful object in our solar system. And I think you can tell. It’s a collection of songs that represent an explosive reconnection with what Enter Shikari is. The beginning of our second act.”
The band will be playing a special show at the Botanique in Brussels on 7 April. More information on tickets HERE!