South Coast Horrorpunks Creeper Debut Album And Tour

Named as Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, Best New Band at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards and Best British Newcomer in Rock Sound readers’ poll, the March 24th release of Creeper's expansive, ambitious and feverishly-awaited debut album Eternity, In Your Arms finds the Southampton six pushing hard against the boundaries of the art a ‘punk’ band can be expected to produce in 2017.

The album is the third instalment in a trilogy of records (after the highly acclaimed EPs The Callous Heart and The Stranger) loosely based around J.M Barrie’s Peter Pan. Eternity, In Your Arms sees the band wrestling with existential crises, personal failures and emotional desolation via the kaleidoscope of a richly drawn narrative tapestry.

Ostensibly a punk band, Creeper’s sonic palette draws on everything from Alkaline Trio and Jawbreaker to Meat Loaf, David Bowie and Queen. Throughout Eternity, In Your Arms those influences are united by a rich array of orchestration – everything from trumpets and strings, to keys, spoken word poetry and close vocal harmonies.

Creeper’s stylistic leaps are diverse in nature. Recent single ‘Suzanne’ – already championed by Sir Elton John – swings between the energy of the Misfits and a flamboyant hook that recalls The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and its follow-up ‘Hiding With Boys’ brims with religious imagery that was inspired by Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible.

Eternity, In Your Arms is currently available to order on digital, vinyl and CD formats as well as a selection of special bundles which are available directly from http://www.creepercult.com/.

The album tracklisting is:

1.       BLACK RAIN

2.       POISON PENS

3.       SUZANNE

4.       HIDING WITH BOYS

5.       MISERY

6.       DOWN BELOW

7.       ROOM 309

8.       CRICKETS

9.       DARLING

10.   WINONA FOREVER

11.   I CHOOSE TO LIVE

To coincide with the album’s release, Creeper will embark upon their biggest UK and European headline tour to date. The dates are:

March

25th – Manchester, Academy 2

26th – Glasgow, The Garage

27th – Newcastle, University

28th – Leeds, Stylus

30th – London, Electric Ballroom (SOLD OUT)

31st – Southampton, The 1865 (SOLD OUT)

April

1st – Birmingham, Institute 2

2nd – Cardiff, Tramshed

4th – Germany, Hamburg, Hafenklang

5th – Denmark, Copenhagen, Lille VEGA

6th – Norway, Oslo, Krøsset

7th – Sweden, Stockholm, Klubben

9th – Germany, Cologne, MTC

10th – Germany, Munich, Strom

11th – Austria, Vienna, Arena

12th – Germany, Berlin, Cassiopeia

14th – France, Paris, Backstage By The Mill

15th – Netherlands, Amsterdam, Melkweg Oude Zaal

Tickets are available from www.ticketweb.co.uk/creeper.  Milk Teeth and Puppy support on all dates, while the UK leg also features Energy.