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Irish outfit The Murder Capital have returned this week with their exhilarating new single Can't Pretend To Know. Clocking in at 2 minutes 40 seconds, the track's high octane percussion and snarling guitars waste no time in getting to work as frontman James McGovern navigates at the helm with his captivating vocals. Speaking about the new single, he goes on to say, “‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ is a whip of a tune that we made to feel like a hurricane of colour and breathlessness. A surreal look at childhood innocence and all its replacers, those delicate bridges we burn as we move through the strangeways of our youth. Moulded by everything we come into contact with. Learning lessons from toys. Playing the parts that are asked of us.” Take a listen for yourselves.

All live dates are below -
w/ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds*
October 13, 2024 - Budapest, Hungary*
October 15, 2024 - Zagreb, Croatia*
October 17 2024 - Prague, Czechia*
October 18, 2024 - Munich, Germany*
October 20, 2024 - Milan, Italy*
October 22, 2024 - Zurich, Switzerland*
October 24, 2024 - Barcelona, Spain*
October 25, 2024, Madrid, Spain*
October 27, 2024 - Lisbon, Portugal*
October 30, 2024 - Antwerp, Belgium*

Aus/NZ -
March 31, 2025 – Wellington, San Fran
April 1, 2025 – Auckland, Tuning Fork
April 3, 2025 – Melbourne, The Corner
April 4, 2025 – Brisbane, Brightside
April 5, 2025 – Sydney, Crowbar
April 7, 2025 – Perth, The Rosemount

UK -
April 17, 2025 — Birmingham, XOYO Birmingham
April 18, 2025 — Manchester, New Century Hall
April 19, 2025 — Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
April 21, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 22, 2025 — Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
April 24, 2025 — London, Outernet London
April 26, 2025 — Bristol, SWX

i: https://www.instagram.com/themurdercapital/