Pop disruptor Ashnikko (she/they) has announce her hotly anticipated debut album WEEDKILLER, released June 2nd via Parlophone Records.
Alongside the album announce, Ashnikko has also released new single ‘Worms’ (out now) and details of their forthcoming world tour, which includes a show in Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on 11th December 2023.
Tickets €29.90 including booking fees on sale Friday 10th March at 10AM
Debut album WEEDKILLER is a collection of irresistible songs that perfect the bold, genre-blending sound that has defined Ashnikko’s work to date.
However, as Ashnikko fans will know, she is known for transporting listeners into her universe and WEEDKILLER is no exception.
The WEEDKILLER universe that Ashnikko has created is a dystopian fantasy that tells the story of a fae civilization occupied and destroyed by machines that feed on organic matter where the faerie protagonist seeks revenge by becoming part machine – a poetic commentary on environmental disaster and the rapid evolution of technology.
Full of equal parts naked vulnerability and joyful rebellion, WEEDKILLER gives a thundering voice to the oppressed.
Speaking on the announce Ashnikko states
“My bioluminescent heart is glowing. My post-apocalyptic fae world is here for you to journey into. My wings have been ripped out, but I’ve built them anew using WEEDKILLER machine parts. I am the one sent here to eliminate you, WEEDKILLER.”
In celebration of her debut album announcement, Ashnikko has released new single ‘Worms’, which despite its bouncy alt-pop beat has a dark undertone.
Along with her recent release ‘You Make Me Sick’, these two tracks a new era for Ashnikko as they showcase the breadth of her musical prowess and how they fearlessly shift between genres with ease.
Since asserting herself within the music industry with acclaimed 2021 mixtape DEMIDEVIL, Ashnikko has made her name as one of today’s most innovative alt-pop artists and the announcement of their debut album is sure to set fans minds racing.
The 13-track album sees fears and anxieties whether personal or tyrannical, blown up and then broken down.
WEEDKILLER TOUR
EU & UK LEG
November 19, 2023 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
November 21, 2023 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
November 22, 2023 – Berlin, Germany – Huxleys
November 24, 2023 – Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre
November 25, 2023 – Cologne, Germany – Carlswerk Victoria
November 26, 2023 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
November 30, 2023 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace
December 01, 2023 – Manchester, UK – O2 Victoria Warehouse
December 03, 2023 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
December 05, 2023 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
December 06, 2023 – Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
December 08, 2023 – Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
December 09, 2023 – Bristol, UK – Marble Factory
December 11, 2023 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre