PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS Return With ‘WEIRD WORLD AWOKE’

From Forthcoming Seventh Studio Album CARPE DIEM, MOONMAN

Photo: Titouan Messe

Perth’s finest, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, continue their onslaught in 2025 with the release of a brand new single & announcing details of their seventh record, due in May. Carpe Diem, Moonman promises to be another weird & wonderful journey through the mind of Jack McEwan, the talisman of the Perth 5-piece.

It’s announced alongside brand-new single ‘Weird World Awoke’, another ferocious blast of inimitable rock & roll, with a lyrical rollercoaster to keep pace with the relentless tempo and guitar slaloms. McEwan himself had this to say about the new record, “Carpe Diem, Moonman is an entanglement of chaos, the bi-product of excessive touring, an explosion of doubt, wonder, excitement, dog bites, Greek philosophy, death, weekend benders and a partridge in a pear tree, a mongrel of sorts. There’s so many genres, flavours, cream crackers and fairground amusements packed into CDM. It blasts out the gates, takes you for a spin then leads you off into somewhere beautiful, fun and enthralling. I want people to come back and find something new with each listen.”

Available on limited edition vinyl in multiple colourways, the album is available to pre-order from the band’s webstores now.

Speaking about the new single ‘Weird World Awoke’, McEwan had this to say  “It’s all getting a bit strange ain’t it? Or are we just older now and it’s always been like this? Will it get better? Music alike is a delusional puzzle, a craft of nonsense to most, but every now and again you hear a tune that keeps you ticking. This….is not even close but it’s different. And that’s good, for some.”

The release of Carpe Diem, Moonman follows on from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets’ 2023 album, Fronzoli, an impassioned and chaotic release that re-established the band as one of the best to come out of the West Coast.

With over 200 million streams across DSPs, the ARIA Award nominated group is an international favourite as well as a beloved live act at home, presenting their hectic shows at events like Splendour In The Grass, Falls Festival, Laneway Festival, Desert Daze, The Great Escape, SXSW, BIGSOUND and All Points East; while sharing stages with Interpol, Royal Blood, Nothing But Thieves & more.

With the release of Carpe Diem, Moonman set to bring Psychedelic Porn Crumpets back to radars in a big way, the band has announced their first set of global tour dates for the year, including national Australian tour dates, currently underway and continuing into April.

These 45 initial tour dates through Australia, the United States, UK and Europe is just the beginning; another 80 shows are already in the diary and will be announced soon. Full tour and tickets can be found at psychedelicporncrumpets.com.

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

Friday 28 March Oxford Art Factory Sydney SOLD OUT
Saturday 29 March Uni Bar Wollongong
Sunday 30 March Hamilton Street Hotel Newcastle
Thursday 3 April Miami Marketta Gold Coast
Friday 4 April Crowbar Brisbane
Saturday 5 April Solbar Sunshine Coast
Friday 11 April Corner Hotel Melbourne
Saturday 12 April Lion Arts Factory Adelaide

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
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Tuesday 22 April Fremont Theater San Luis Obispo CA
Wednesday 23 April Music Hall Ventura CA
Friday 25 April Catalyst Santa Cruz CA
Saturday 26 April Observatory Santa Ana CA
Sunday 27 April 191 Toole Tuscon AZ
Tuesday 29 April The Aggie Fort Collins CO
Wednesday 30 April Boulder Theater Boulder CO
Friday 2 May Tower Oklahoma City OK
Saturday 3 May Radio/East Austin TX
Sunday 4 May Ferris Wheelers Dallas TX
Tuesday 6 May Brooklyn Bowl Nashville TN
Wednesday 7 May Workplay Birmingham AL
Wednesday 9 May The Social Orlando FL
Saturday 10 May Crowbar Tampa FL **NEW VENUE **
Monday 12 May Amos’ Charlotte NC
Tuesday 13 May Variety Playhouse Atlanta GA
Thursday 15 May Hi-Fi Indianapolis IN
Friday 16 May Headliners Louisville KY
Saturday 17 May Newport Music Hall Columbus OH

PSYCHEDELIC PORN CRUMPETS UK/EUROPE TOUR DATES

Tuesday 20 May Rich Mix London UK SOLD OUT
Wednesday 21 May Fleece Bristol UK
Friday 23 May Wide Awake Festival London UK
Saturday 24 May Live At Leeds Festival Leeds UK
Sunday 25 May A Stone’s Throw Festival Newcastle UK
Tuesday 27 May Gorilla Manchester UK
Thursday 29 May Paard Von Troke Den Haag NETHERLANDS
Friday 30 May Gleis22 Munster GERMANY
Saturday 31 May Maifield Derby Festival Mannheim GERMANY
Sunday 1 June De Oosterpoort Groningen NETHERLANDS
Tuesday 3 June Tivoli Utrecht NETHERLANDS
Wednesday 4 June Hedon Grote Zaal Zwolle NETHERLANDS
Friday 6 June Molotow Hamburg GERMANY
Saturday 7 June Northside Festival Aarhus DENMARK

CARPE DIEM, MOONMAN is released via WHAT REALITY RECORDS on 15 May
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