Modern Nature have unveiled “Source,” the second single from their forthcoming album, The Heat Warps, due August 29th via Bella Union. Following the lead track “Pharaoh” (a KLOF Mag Song of the Day), this politically-charged highlight directly addresses the 2024 UK riots targeting asylum seekers, fueled by online misinformation.
Frontman Jack Cooper explains, “Source was written in the aftermath of the 2024 UK riots, which were sparked by a campaign of misinformation aimed at asylum seekers. I found myself watching live streams of them unfolding on YouTube, despairing at what I was seeing but oddly gripped. These communities are like the one I grew up in. It’s easy to condemn them and of course their actions were appalling, yet amongst all that hate, you could see people desperate for community and collectivism. I wanted to write something about how I saw it and it turned into this strangely uplifting song in the vein of ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want’ or the Beta Band’s ‘Dry The Rain’. I was going to send it to Liam Gallagher but then Oasis reformed…”
The track arrives ahead of the band’s new album, which promises a more direct and structured sound, marking a departure from the improvisational nature of their previous work.
Modern Nature have also announced news of a bunch of record shop instore appearances for the week of album release, performing as an acoustic trio. All live dates are listed below:
Instore shows:
Friday 29 August – World of Echo – London – 5.30pm
Saturday 30 August – Rough Trade – Denmark St (London) – 5.30pm
Sunday 31 August – Truck – Oxford – 5.00pm
Monday 1 September – Pie & Vinyl – Portsmouth – 1.00pm
Monday 1 September – Vinilo – Southampton – 7.00pm
Tuesday 2 September – South – Southend – 5.00pm
UK Tour:
Saturday 27 September – Blackpool – Bootleg Social
Monday 29 September – Glasgow – The Old Hairdressers
Tuesday 30 September – York – The Crescent
Wednesday 1 October – Sunderland – Pop Recs
Thursday 2 October – Liverpool – Rough Trade
Friday 3 October – Sheffield – Sidney & Matilda
Saturday 4 October – Norwich – The Holloway
Sunday 5 October – Coventry – Just Dropped In Records
Monday 6 October – London – St Matthias Church
Wednesday 8 October – Brighton – Alphabet
Thursday 9 October – Ipswich – Smokehouse
Friday 10 October – Wendover – British Legion
US Tour:
Wednesday 10 December – Arcata – The Miniplex
Friday 12 December – Seattle – Clock Out Lounge
Saturday 13 December – Portland – Holocene
Sunday 14 December – Point Reyes – Dance palace
Monday 15 December – San Francisco – 4 Star Theater
Wednesday 17 December – Los Angeles – Gold Diggers
Thursday 18 December – Los Angeles – Gold Diggers
Pre-Order the album: https://ffm.to/theheatwarps
