British India massive national tour, new album & video
Forgetting the Future is the sixth studio album from Melbourne rock royalty British India. Featuring current single Precious, it’s set for release on Friday 22nd September. Today the band are excited to reveal the visually arresting video for Precious, as well as announce a massive 32-date national tour in support of their forthcoming LP.
After five hugely successful albums, British India found themselves at crossroads. Forgetting the Future is the story of them destroying their world in order to live in it. For the first time, the band teamed up with an external producer; voyaging into previously unknown sonic territory with Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson. This revolutionary approach has led the band to create an explosive album that is their most ambitious and textured to date. “We were tapping into the same ferocity you feel when you first start writing songs,” vocalist Declan Melia says. “Just going for it, getting songs out without overthinking them, fast and hard. The way I see it, the sound is futuristic but it’s still raw.”
Lead single Precious is currently spinning on rotation at triple j. Its stylistic new video comes courtesy of the talented team at Oh Yeah Wow. Smoke, colour and flames surround the band, as visuals vividly portray the tragic beauty of momentary bliss. It’s incredibly executed and out now for your viewing pleasure.
British India have earned themselves an honest reputation as one of the country’s hardest working bands, and their upcoming national tour reaffirms this. With ten expansive new tracks added to their repertoire, the band will be hitting up cities all over the country for three months, kicking things off this September.
In celebration of the album’s announce, British India have also locked in a special one-off show at Melbourne’s Howler, on Wed 16rh August. The exclusive album preview show is available only to fans who pre-order the album from their webstore.
Throughout a remarkable ten-year career, British India have attained four Top 10 ARIA albums, seven entries into the Hottest 100 and their single I Can Make You Love Me is also accredited Gold in Australia. The band’s previous LP, Nothing Touches Me featured popular singles, Suddenly and Wrong Direction which have collectively accumulated over three million Spotify streams.
Forgetting the Future tracklist
After five hugely successful albums, British India found themselves at crossroads. Forgetting the Future is the story of them destroying their world in order to live in it. For the first time, the band teamed up with an external producer; voyaging into previously unknown sonic territory with Holy Holy’s Oscar Dawson. This revolutionary approach has led the band to create an explosive album that is their most ambitious and textured to date. “We were tapping into the same ferocity you feel when you first start writing songs,” vocalist Declan Melia says. “Just going for it, getting songs out without overthinking them, fast and hard. The way I see it, the sound is futuristic but it’s still raw.”
Lead single Precious is currently spinning on rotation at triple j. Its stylistic new video comes courtesy of the talented team at Oh Yeah Wow. Smoke, colour and flames surround the band, as visuals vividly portray the tragic beauty of momentary bliss. It’s incredibly executed and out now for your viewing pleasure.
British India have earned themselves an honest reputation as one of the country’s hardest working bands, and their upcoming national tour reaffirms this. With ten expansive new tracks added to their repertoire, the band will be hitting up cities all over the country for three months, kicking things off this September.
In celebration of the album’s announce, British India have also locked in a special one-off show at Melbourne’s Howler, on Wed 16rh August. The exclusive album preview show is available only to fans who pre-order the album from their webstore.
Throughout a remarkable ten-year career, British India have attained four Top 10 ARIA albums, seven entries into the Hottest 100 and their single I Can Make You Love Me is also accredited Gold in Australia. The band’s previous LP, Nothing Touches Me featured popular singles, Suddenly and Wrong Direction which have collectively accumulated over three million Spotify streams.
Forgetting the Future tracklist
Precious
Midnight Homie (My Best Friends)
Just Sing Like Everybody Else
Take Me with You
My Love
Kiss Me Again
Absolutely Disgusting
You're Not the Future
I Want to Go Where I Can See the Ocean
I Was Looking Back at You to See You Looking Back at Me
Forgetting the Future national tour
Tickets on sale 9am Thursday 3rd Aug from British India
Wed 16th Aug - Melbourne, Howler (18+)
Fri 22nd Sept - Goulburn, Astor Hotel (18+)
Sat 23rd Sept - Shoal Haven, Shoal Haven Bowling Club, NSW (18+)
Fri 29th Sept - Sunshine Coast, Caloundra Music Festival (AA)
Sat 30th Sept - Ipswich, Racehorse Hotel (18+)
Sun 1st Oct - Port Macquarie, Wildwood Music Festival (AA)
Fri 6th Oct - Hobart, Republic Bar (18+)
Sat 7th Oct - Launceston, Club 54 (18+)
Fri 13th Oct - Toowoomba, Spotted Cow (18+)
Sat 14th Oct - Cairns, Grass Is Greener Festival (AA)
Fri 20th Oct - Brunswick Heads, Hotel Brunswick (18+)
Sat 21st Oct - Mackay, Grass Is Greener Festival (AA)
Thu 26th Oct - Joondalup, Arcade Nightclub (18+)
Fri 27th Oct - Perth, Badlands (18+)
Sat 28th Oct - Perth, Badlands (18+)
Sun 29th Oct - Fremantle, Newport Hotel (18+)
Thu 2nd Nov - Bunbury, Prince of Wales (18+)
Fri 3rd Nov - Mandurah, Rollercoaster (18+)
Sat 4th Nov - Dunsborough, Dunsborough Tavern (18+)
Sun 5th Nov - Success, The Gate (18+)
Thu 9th Nov - Ballarat, Karova Lounge (18+)
Fri 10th Nov - Melbourne, 170 Russell (18+)
Sat 11th Nov - Geelong, The Wool Exchange (18+)
Fri 17th Nov - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel (18+)
Sat 18th Nov - Bateau Bay, Entrance Leagues Club (18+)
Fri 24th Nov - Gold Coast, Soundlounge (18+)
Sat 25th Nov - Brisbane, The Triffid (18+)
Fri 1th Dec - Darwin, Discovery (18+)
Sat 2th Dec - Alice Springs, Gap View Hotel (18+)
Thu 7th Dec - Canberra, The Basement (18+)
Fri 8th Dec - Wollongong, Uni Bar (18+)
Sat 9th Dec - Sydney, The Metro (18+)
Fri 15th Dec - Adelaide, The Gov (18+)
Midnight Homie (My Best Friends)
Just Sing Like Everybody Else
Take Me with You
My Love
Kiss Me Again
Absolutely Disgusting
You're Not the Future
I Want to Go Where I Can See the Ocean
I Was Looking Back at You to See You Looking Back at Me
Forgetting the Future national tour
Tickets on sale 9am Thursday 3rd Aug from British India
Wed 16th Aug - Melbourne, Howler (18+)
Fri 22nd Sept - Goulburn, Astor Hotel (18+)
Sat 23rd Sept - Shoal Haven, Shoal Haven Bowling Club, NSW (18+)
Fri 29th Sept - Sunshine Coast, Caloundra Music Festival (AA)
Sat 30th Sept - Ipswich, Racehorse Hotel (18+)
Sun 1st Oct - Port Macquarie, Wildwood Music Festival (AA)
Fri 6th Oct - Hobart, Republic Bar (18+)
Sat 7th Oct - Launceston, Club 54 (18+)
Fri 13th Oct - Toowoomba, Spotted Cow (18+)
Sat 14th Oct - Cairns, Grass Is Greener Festival (AA)
Fri 20th Oct - Brunswick Heads, Hotel Brunswick (18+)
Sat 21st Oct - Mackay, Grass Is Greener Festival (AA)
Thu 26th Oct - Joondalup, Arcade Nightclub (18+)
Fri 27th Oct - Perth, Badlands (18+)
Sat 28th Oct - Perth, Badlands (18+)
Sun 29th Oct - Fremantle, Newport Hotel (18+)
Thu 2nd Nov - Bunbury, Prince of Wales (18+)
Fri 3rd Nov - Mandurah, Rollercoaster (18+)
Sat 4th Nov - Dunsborough, Dunsborough Tavern (18+)
Sun 5th Nov - Success, The Gate (18+)
Thu 9th Nov - Ballarat, Karova Lounge (18+)
Fri 10th Nov - Melbourne, 170 Russell (18+)
Sat 11th Nov - Geelong, The Wool Exchange (18+)
Fri 17th Nov - Newcastle, Cambridge Hotel (18+)
Sat 18th Nov - Bateau Bay, Entrance Leagues Club (18+)
Fri 24th Nov - Gold Coast, Soundlounge (18+)
Sat 25th Nov - Brisbane, The Triffid (18+)
Fri 1th Dec - Darwin, Discovery (18+)
Sat 2th Dec - Alice Springs, Gap View Hotel (18+)
Thu 7th Dec - Canberra, The Basement (18+)
Fri 8th Dec - Wollongong, Uni Bar (18+)
Sat 9th Dec - Sydney, The Metro (18+)
Fri 15th Dec - Adelaide, The Gov (18+)
