Red Rum Club share indie anthem ‘Ballerino’ ahead of sophomore album

Hot on the heels of their previous single ‘Eleanor’, Red Rum Club release ‘Ballerino’, the second single from their newly announced, second album The Hollow of Humdrum.

At the same time, the Liverpool six-piece look ahead with typical optimism to 2021 with a huge 28-date UK Tour next year, plus seven dates in support of Circa Waves.

An ode to the person that’s always up dancing first, ‘Ballerino’ is the fruit of the band’s collaborative, with lead singer, Fran Doran, painting himself into the song with his rallying-call lyrics.

Unashamed cheerleaders for finding and holding on to the good times, Red Rum Club layer meaning into their feelgood songcraft to tackle toxic masculinity and the fear of really letting go.

Reflecting on just one of the album’s highlights, Doran, says: “I am always the fool that gets up first at a wedding, the ‘ballerino’ is me.

“The way I see it is that if I’m dancing, then I don’t know what you’re doing sitting there, you should be too.

“Ultimately, it’s about boys not dancing and that sense of unnecessary, toxic masculinity that stops people expressing themselves.

“It’s like a Billy Elliot story, just forget what anyone else thinks and dance!”

The Hollow of Humdrum is due for release on Friday, October 2nd and promises 10, brand-new tracks recorded at Liverpool’s legendary Parr Street Studios, Red Rum Club locked-in with producer Chris Taylor (Blossoms, The Coral), to lay down the optimistic, energetic and insightful follow up to the debut that launched them to the world.

Having been forced to conserve their excessive live energy throughout 2020, next year looks brighter for Red Rum Club and their fans with a lengthy spell on the road now announced for late winter and early spring 2021. Remaining tickets for rescheduled dates are on sale now, with all 2021 headline tour tickets available from 10 am on Mon 24 August 2020.

All of Red Rum Club’s confirmed, upcoming live dates are as follows:

Wed 10 Feb – Newcastle, Riverside
Thu 11 Feb – Glasgow, King Tut’s
Fri 12 Feb – Hull, The Adelphi
Sat 13 Feb – Manchester, Club Academy
Mon 15 Feb – Sheffield, O2 Academy 2
Tue 16 Feb – Huddersfield, The Parish
Wed 17 Feb – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
Thu 18 Feb – Birmingham, O2 Institute 3
Sat 20 Feb – Bedford, Esquires
Sun 21 Feb – Oxford, Academy 2
Mon 22 Feb – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
Tue 23 Feb – London, Lafayette
Thu 25 Feb – Brighton, Patterns
Fri 26 Feb – Truro, Old Bakery
Sat 27 Feb – Exeter, The Cavern
Sun 28 Feb – Bournemouth, The Anvil
Tue 2 Mar – York, The Crescent
Thu 4 Mar – Glasgow, Academy*
Sat 6 Mar – Liverpool, Mountford Hall*
Tue 9 Mar – Leicester, O2 Academy*
Wed 10 Mar – London, O2 Academy Brixton*
Fri 12 Mar – Keele, Keele University*
Sat 13 Mar – Norwich, Waterfront*
Sun 14 Mar – Cardiff, Tramshed*
Tue 16 Mar – Bristol, Thekla
Wed 17 Mar – Milton Keynes, The Craufurd Arms
Thu 18 Mar – Blackpool, Bootleg Social
Sat 17 Apr – Liverpool, Mountford Hall

*supporting Circa Waves

For pre-sales and all other ticket information visit www.redrumclub.com