Viagra Boys announce new self-titled album with chaotic single ‘Man Made Of Meat’

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Viagra Boys have announced their fourth studio album – listen to new single ‘Man Made Of Meat’ below.The Stockholm post-punk band are due to release the 11-track ‘Viagr Aboys’ on April 15 via their own newly launched label, Shrimptech Enterprises.

You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Co-produced by frequent collaborator Pelle Gunnerfeldt, the forthcoming record is said to channel the group’s “sharp observational humour and unique ability to dismantle everything and nothing at the same time, while juxtaposing real life with high art”.This concept is also reflected in the cover artwork, created by Leo Park (see below).‘Man Made of Meat’ serves as the first preview of the LP, digging into singer Sebastian Murphy’s experience cruising through Walmart supermarkets while touring the US with Queens Of The Stone Age.Boasting a dirty, distorted bassline and spiky electric guitar riffs, the chaotic and existential song sees Murphy admit that he “subscribed to your mom’s OnlyFans” account, and poke fun at AI.He also references the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry. “They watch TV,” Murphy sings. “They watch TV about a man named Chandler Bing who died in a freak hot tub accident…”‘Man Made Of Meat’ culminates with a bleak yet honest and relatable confession: “I hate almost everything that I see, and I just wanna disappear.”In the official video, directed by Daniel Björkman, Murphy falls down a black hole at this moment after being “uncancelled”.

He portrays an “accidental artist” in the visuals, which were shot in a gallery.Speaking about the video, Björkman explained: “Imagination is gone.

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