Watch Squid perform ‘Crispy Skin’ for the first time in NYC

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Squid have given their new single ‘Crispy Skin‘ and a handful of unreleased tracks their live debut during a one-off intimate show in New York City.The English art rock quintet – comprised of Ollie Judge, Louis Borlase, Arthur Leadbetter, Laurie Nankivell and Anton Pearson – took over DROM in New York City’s East Village last night (November 12) in celebration of the announcement of their forthcoming album ‘Cowards‘.To kick off the night, the band treated fans to a performance of a new unreleased track titled ‘Building 650’. “You guys were the first people to ever hear that song,” Judge told the crowd.. @squidbanduk opened up their set at NYC’s DROM last night with an unreleased song titled ‘Building 650’ from their upcoming album ‘Cowards’ pic.twitter.com/ASuoUhkNM0— Anagricel (@itsanagricel) November 13, 2024From there the band went on to play ‘Swing (In A Dream)’, ‘G.S.K’ and ‘Paddling’ before breaking out into another new and unreleased track titled ‘Cro-Magnon Man’.

The song features an eerie beat with lyrics: “Predator and prey alive / Alert us when the numbers on the page divide / The petrol station sign… / Open every hour / All throughout the night”.Towards the end of their set, Squid went on to give their new single ‘Crispy Skin’ its live debut.

The track – which was partly inspired by the novel Tender Is The Flesh – sees Judge sing: “Am I the bad one? / Yep, yes I am / I couldn’t eat another thing / No more pages and pages of crispy skin,” taking on a tense and paranoid sound.. @squidbanduk took over NYC’s DROM last night and performed their new unreleased track ‘Co-Magnon Man’ from their newly announced LP ‘Cowards’ (1/2) pic.twitter.com/xRBnIQ2pnL— Anagricel (@itsanagricel) November 13, 2024.