Those Damn Crows share latest single "Dreaming"
Bridgend-based, salt-of-the-earth rockers Those Damn Crows are not a group to rest on their laurels, gearing up for the release of their new album by unveiling not just a new single and video, but also an extensive string of UK instores.
Heartfelt latest single Dreaming is an epiphanic voyage of discovery, taken from the forthcoming album “God Shaped Hole”, due out on 11th April via Earache Records.
Asked about the track, frontman Shane Greenhall explains, "Dreaming… is a song about the moment you realise you’re no longer mentally and emotionally locked up. When you stop the guilt, suffering, and self sabotage, your dreams, perspective, and reality change simultaneously."
Dreaming is available now to stream on your favourite platform HERE, or you can watch the official video below:
Always grateful and appreciative of their fans, the hard-working five-piece have confirmed an extensive set of UK-instore appearances to coincide with the album's release. With a massive 17 locations and both day and evening timings, the “Instore Mega” Tour is go.
As well as meeting the band and getting your album signed, fans will get to hear some acoustic renditions of tracks from “God Shaped Hole”. For full details and to secure your place at these very special events visit CLICK HERE - But don’t delay….. first come, first serve, and places are limited !!!
And if that wasn't enough treats for you, the band will also be bringing their much-loved CrowcastPodcast straight to you this April! Taking place on 16th April at The Gate in Cardiff, this special one-off live show will feature the podcast's regularly enjoyed segments, as well as an interactive Q+A with the Crows themselves on everything “God Shaped Hole”. Don't miss out, and secure your tickets now HERE. https://thosedamncrows.com/news/crowcast-live-and-in-person/.
As well as the extensive record store tour, Those Damn Crows hit the road on their “Underplay” headline tour in March 2025, and tickets are running out fast. Many dates are sold out already, with low ticket warnings all all other shows, so don't delay if you want to experience these intimate gigs! All list of dates and ticket availability below:
Mon 10th Mar - OXFORD O2 Academy Main Room low tickets
Tue 11th Mar - FROME Cheese & Grain low tickets
Thu 13th Mar - BOURNEMOUTH The Old Fire Station low tickets
Fri 14th Mar - NORWICH Waterfront sold out
Sun 16th Mar - EXETER Phoenix sold out
Tue 18th Mar - SHEFFIELD Corporation sold out
Wed 19th Mar - LINCOLN The Drill sold out
Fri 21st Mar - MORECAMBE Alhambra low tickets
Sat 22nd Mar - EDINBURGH La Belle sold out
Mon 24th Mar - ABERDEEN Lemon Tree low tickets
Tue 25th Mar - LIVERPOOL O2 Academy 2 sold out
Thu 27th Mar - LONDON 100 Club sold out
What separates Those Damn Crows from so many other bands is the beating emotional heart at the centre of their music. “God Shaped Hole” reaffirms the band’s place at rock’s top table. It marries music fuelled by power, passion, and melody to an intelligence and emotional honesty that’s increasingly rare these days. Like all the best music, “God Shaped Hole” comes from the heart and the head.
“I don’t know how to write any way other than being completely honest,” says Shane. “Maybe I’m a little too honest and reveal a bit too much of myself. But I think that’s what people connect with.”
In the decade-plus since they formed in the fiercely working class town of Bridgend, South Wales, Those Damn Crows have gone from wide-eyed hopefuls playing to 20 people at the Camden Barfly to the leading lights of their generation, a genuine modern rock powerhouse spearheading the scene’s current resurgence, notching up a Top 3 album with 2023’s “Inhale/Exhale” and sharing massive stages with everyone from Queens Of The Stone Age and ZZ Top to the Alice Cooper/Johnny Depp supergroup The Hollywood Vampires and German punk superstars Böhse Onkelz.
Even by their standards, “God Shaped Hole” – recorded with longtime producer Dan Weller – covers a lot of musical bases while still retaining Those Damn Crows’ unique identity.
Anthemic opening track Dancing With The Enemy and the electrifying Let‘s Go Psycho (released as a single before their triumphant main stage performance at 2024's Download Festival) are guaranteed crowd-starters, while the supremely melodic Dreaming would sound perfect spilling from an open-top convertible as it powers down the Pacific Coast Highway and the pummelling Spit And Choke crackles with punky energy. Elsewhere, Fake possesses an unexpected yet muscular waltz-like groove as it turns an eye on those who use social media to sell a distorted perception of their own lives, No Surrender is as defiant as its title suggests, Glass Heart is a gleaming pop rock gem, and the soaring The Night Train possesses a beautifully restrained, folky edge.
“God Shaped Hole” is out on 11th April via Earache Records, and is available to pre-order now HERE.