The Darkness share title track from new LP 'Easter is Cancelled'

Cheeky riff-rockers The Darkness release their new album, Easter is Cancelled, next week and have shared the roaring title track that, as the band themselves note, has it all: “Almighty guitar solos! Riffs galore! Delicate acoustic touches! Highflying falsetto! Barbarian chants! Space-age electronics!” In other words, a Darkness song. “Rufus and Dan came up with this AC/DC boogie thing, except with all these weird, progressive time changes,” says frontman Justin Hawkins. “Lyrically, it’s one of the multiverse ones. You can’t be angry about a multiverse. It makes everything more manageable. You have to be comforted by the fact that there’s a reality somewhere it isn’t all shit. Conversely, when everything is going right, there’s a universe where it isn’t, and you should be grateful.” Listen below.

The Darkness have tour dates through March, 2020 (none in North America, though). All dates are listed below.

THE DARKNESS – 2019 TOUR DATES
Mon, NOV 25 – Cyprus Avenue – Cork, Ireland
Tue, NOV 26 – The Limelight 2 – Belfast, United Kingdom
Wed, NOV 27 – The Academy – Dublin 1, Ireland
Fri, NOV 29 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom
Sun, DEC 1 – O2 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mon, DEC 2 – O2 Academy Leicester – Leicester, United Kingdom
Tue, DEC 3 – Cliffs Pavilion – Southend-on-sea, United Kingdom
Thu, DEC 5 – Norwich Nick Rayns LCR UEA – Norwich, United Kingdom
Fri, DEC 6 – Cambridge Corn Exchange – Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sat, DEC 7 – Bath Pavilion – Bath, United Kingdom
Mon, DEC 9 – Portsmouth Pyramids Centre – Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Tue, DEC 10 – Brighton Dome – Brighton, United Kingdom
Wed, DEC 11 – Watford Colosseum – Watford, United Kingdom
Fri, DEC 13 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, United Kingdom
Sat, DEC 14 – O2 Academy Newcastle – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Sun, DEC 15 – O2 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, United Kingdom
Tue, DEC 17 – York Barbican – York, United Kingdom
Wed, DEC 18 – O2 Academy Liverpool – Liverpool, United Kingdom
Fri, DEC 20 – Roundhouse – London, United Kingdom
Jan 25, 2020 – La Laiterie – Strasburg, France
Jan 26, 2020 – La Cigale – Paris, France
Jan 27, 2020 – Le Krakatoa – Mérignac, France
Jan 30, 2020 – Sala La Riviera – Madrid, Spain
Jan 31, 2020 – Sala Gamma – Murcia, Spain
Feb 1, 2020 – Salamandra – L’hospitalet De Llobregat, Spain
Feb 3, 2020 – NINKASI GERLAND / KAO – Lyon, France
Feb 4, 2020 – X-tra – Zurich, Switzerland
Feb 6, 2020 – Alcatraz – Milan, Italy
Feb 7, 2020 – VOX Club – Nonantola, Italy
Feb 8, 2020 – Technikum – Munchen, Germany
Feb 11, 2020 – Hirsch – Nurnberg, Germany
Feb 12, 2020 – Kesselhaus – Berlin-altglienicke, Germany
Feb 14, 2020 – Amager Bio – København S, Denmark
Feb 15, 2020 – Nalen – Stockholm, Sweden
Feb 17, 2020 – Rockefeller – Oslo, Norway
Feb 18, 2020 – Pustervik – Göteborg, Sweden
Feb 20, 2020 – Markthalle – Hamburg, Germany
Feb 21, 2020 – Essigfabrik – Köln, Germany
Feb 24, 2020 – Melkweg – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 25, 2020 – Batschkapp – Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
Mar 11, 2020 – Metropolis Fremantle – Fremantle, Australia
Mar 13, 2020 – Enmore Theatre – Newtown, Australia
Mar 14, 2020 – Forum Melbourne – Melbourne, Australia
Mar 15, 2020 – The Gov – Hindmarsh, Australia
Mar 18, 2020 – The Tivoli – Fortitude Valley, Australia
Mar 20, 2020 – Powerstation – Auckland, New Zealand