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Patrick Wolf announces the new album “Crying The Neck”, set for release on April 25, preceded by the single “Dies Irae”, via APPORT / Virgin Music, along with an international tour.
The artist will perform in Milan on Saturday, May 31, 2025 – Milan, Santeria Toscana 31. The tickets for the concert will be available from 11:00 AM on Friday, February 7, on official ticketing platforms. More info and tickets at virusconcerti.com.
After facing addiction, crisis, bankruptcy, recovery, and survival, Patrick Wolf returned to music in 2023 with “The Night Safari”, his first work after ten years lost due to creative block and personal turmoil. Now, with his seventh studio album, “Crying The Neck”, the forty-one-year-old artist has created a hopeful and confident record, inspired by the transformative power of grief following his mother’s death, rehabilitation, local folklore, and the landscapes of East Kent.
The album features Zola Jesus, Serafina Steer, drummer Seb Rochford, and Wolf’s sister, Jo Apps. Alongside the announcement of a major tour across the UK, Europe, and the United States, Wolf has shared the first single, “Dies Irae”, an anthemic “affirmation of life” set in the days before his mother’s passing.
“Crying The Neck”, his first new album in thirteen years and the first of four planned records, was written and recorded in the coastal town of Ramsgate, Kent, where Wolf now calls home. There, in his quiet garden studio, he managed to rediscover his voice. During a period of rebuilding, “Crying The Neck” was entirely written, composed, produced, and arranged by Wolf himself, with Brendan Cox as co-producer and engineer over the last three years, helping to complete an album that had been in the making for a decade. The complexity of the nation, the self, and the grief that “Crying The Neck” embraces is summed up by a recording of writer Vita Sackville-West reading the verse “faith, doubt, perplexity, grief, hope, despair”, from her poem “The Land”. “The quote is important because it signifies acceptance and recognition,” says Wolf.
The album ends on the Foreland Peninsula, looking out over the North Sea, contemplating the fleeting nature of life, but also progress. “I wanted an experienced song at the end, a preparation for the transition to a more urgent mortality,” explains Patrick Wolf. “I feel that I have a certain amount of time left to do the work I want to do and a certain amount of time not to work properly and just live.”
Head straight to the bar with QROMO: scan the QR code you’ll find in the venue and skip the line at the cashier! Please note that starting from April 2024, Santeria Toscana 31 has gone cashless, meaning only digital payments are accepted. You can pay quickly and easily with your card.
After ten years of activity and acclaimed albums like Every Bad and Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky, on January 15, Porridge Radio officially announced their decision to disband. Alongside this announcement, the band also revealed the release of their final EP, The Machine Starts to Sing, scheduled for February 21, 2025.
Frontwoman Dana Margolin stated: “This is the last new music from Porridge Radio, and it marks the end of the band. It means a lot to us. We are excited for you to hear it. This band has been our life, we are a family now. These will be our final shows. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened to us.”
The news was met with sadness by their many fans around the world, who now have one last chance to see them live and celebrate the huge impact the band has had on the independent music scene.
Formed in Brighton in 2015, Porridge Radio started as a DIY project, playing in small venues and developing a distinct musical identity, characterized by Margolin’s intense vocals, dissonant guitars, and ethereal synthesizers. Their debut album, Rice, Pasta and Other Fillers (2016), immediately showcased their raw talent and experimental approach. However, it was with Every Bad (2020) that the band gained international recognition, earning a Mercury Prize nomination, thanks to tracks like Sweet and Lilac, which highlighted their ability to blend vulnerability and sonic power.
Margolin has often described her songwriting as a cathartic process, stating in an interview: “Writing songs is my way of understanding the world and dealing with emotions.” This authenticity has made the band a cornerstone of the contemporary indie scene, influencing many emerging artists with their unique sound, which fuses post-punk, indie rock, and deeply emotional lyrics.
These italian tour dates offer a unique opportunity for fans to bid farewell to the band and experience their electrifying energy live one last time.
Head straight to the bar with QROMO: scan the QR code you’ll find in the venue and skip the line at the cashier!
Please note that starting from April 2024, Santeria Toscana 31 has gone cashless, meaning only digital payments are accepted. You can pay quickly and easily with your card.
Tickets will be available as follows:
- Exclusive presale on Vivo Club starting Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 11:00 AM
- Online at www.vivoconcerti.com from Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:00 AM
- At all authorized ticket outlets from Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 11:00 AM.
With over two billion streams, Brian Fennell, known as SYML — which means “simple” in Welsh — creates music that taps into the instincts that drive us toward places of refuge, whether physical or emotional.
Born and raised in Seattle, Fennell studied piano and became a self-taught producer, programmer, and guitarist. In 2019, he released his self-titled debut album, featuring the Platinum-certified single Where’s My Love and the song Girl, followed by the DIM EP in 2021.
SYML then embarked on a sold-out headline tour for his live album, Sacred Spaces, performing in stunning churches worldwide.
In November 2022, he released the single Better Part of Me, a new solo project in collaboration with bluegrass singer and violinist Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek and I’m With Her. He also contributed to Lana Del Rey’s album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, released in March 2023.
That same year, SYML released The Day My Father Died, an introspective journey exploring abandonment, love, and loss, reflecting on how relationships shape us as individuals. The album was a major success, driven by the hit single You and I, which has surpassed 46 million streams on Spotify.
This album was at the heart of his last world tour, Phases Tour, which captivated millions of fans. Now, all eyes are on his upcoming album, Nobody Lives Here, set for release on April 4, 2025. This record delves into the passage of time, the fear of aging, and the valuable lessons only time can teach.