Benefits have enlisted Pete Doherty for their new single ‘Relentless’ as they announce new album ‘Constant Noise’ alongside a UK headline tour.
The Teeside duo’s second album will arrive on March 21 via Invada Records and serves as the follow-up to 2023’s ‘NAILS’. Its tracklist includes their recent single ‘Land Of The Tyrants’ and new track ‘Relentless, which features Pete Doherty of The Libertines.
“The song is about craving for a past you had that exists perhaps solely in your memory. Yearning your lost youth, when things seemed easier,” said frontman Kingsley Hall in a press release. “Getting Peter Doherty involved was important not just because he’s a legendary performer but also because he was a hero to both of us when we were getting into music, linking in with the theme of the song.
“Peter and the Libertines were integral to our musical education and love of music, like it or not, he’s a hugely important factor as to why we do what we do. He’s part of our past and we’re honoured and humbled that he agreed to participate in our future.”
Speaking about ‘Constant Noise’, Hall explained: “We felt there was no point in just repeating the first album. We’ve never been ones for simply sticking in our lane, plus, it’s been a tough few years – I’ve forgotten how many times we’ve been praised and written off in equal measure. This band is a battle.”
“We’re still angry and ‘Constant Noise’ is an angry album,” said Hall, “Just angry in a different way to before. There’s plenty of bands around who are more overt and obvious in their rage – just as we were on our debut – and that’s fine, we just wanted to develop something beyond that. We wanted to create something almost joyous in its disgust at the world. If the previous record was black and white, we wanted this to be technicolour.”
“None of this sounds joyous, but believe me, it is, we strived for a dark euphoria, plus it was a thrill to make. It’s an album we’re all immensely proud of. We knew it was going to be a risk to go against the formula of our debut, especially as it was so well received by critics, but we never wanted this band to become predictable or get stuck in a rut.
“We prefer being on the edge of not quite knowing what we’re doing, our discomfort driving creativity. Benefits was designed as a collaborative project and whether that means we get our mate onstage to sing a folk song or ask the drummer from Therapy to play for us, that’s how it survives, and that’s how it will remain.”
The tracklist for Benefits’ new album ‘Constant Noise’ is:
1. ‘Constant Noise’
2. ‘Land Of The Tyrants’
3. ‘The Victory Lap’
4. ‘Lies And Fear’
5. ‘Missiles’
6. ‘Blame’
7. ‘Continual’
8. ‘Divide’
9. ‘Relentless’
10. ‘Terror Forever’
11. ‘Dancing On The Tables’
12. ‘Everything Is Going To Be Alright’
13. ‘The Brambles’
14. ‘Burnt Out Family Home’
Benefits will also be touring the album around the UK in spring 2025. Tickets will go on sale on Friday (November 15) at 10am GMT – buy yours here and check out the full list of dates below:
Benefits’ 2025 UK tour dates are:
APRIL
22 – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
23 – Hull, Social
24 – Nottingham, Bodega
25 – London, Lexington
26 – Bristol, Louisiana
27 -Birmingham, Hare & Hounds
28 – Leicester, Firebug
29 – Glasgow, Rum Shack
30 – Leeds, Attic
MAY
1- Manchester, The White Hotel
2 – Gateshead, Glasshouse
