The official video for "Rabble Rouser", a brand new song from British rockers ENTER SHIKARI, can be seen below. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "The Spark", which will be released on September 22 through Play It Again Sam/Ambush Reality. "I see 'Rabble Rouser' as putting music to my job description," says ENTER SHIKARI frontman Rou Reynolds. "Bringing people together and getting them rowdy and energised. The track's influenced by the plethora of genres that I was lucky enough to grow up with; from jungle to garage, to grime, to dubstep. I can't wait to play this live." ENTER SHIKARI announced two intimate record release parties in the North America — Brooklyn's Rough Trade on September 30 and Toronto's Hard Luck on October 3. To help quell the demand, the band has announced an in-store signing and acoustic performance at Long Island's Looney Tunes on Friday, September 29. "The Spark" is an ambitious, inspiring piece of work that poignantly reflects their legendary career rise to have become one of the biggest and most exciting bands the U.K. has ever seen. Following four seminal albums, of which three have been Top 10 overseas, "The Spark" is produced by David Kosten (EVERYTHING EVERYTHING, BAT FOR LASHES), and is SHIKARI's most melodic and personal album to date; a soundtrack to our tumultuous world, a record for everyone who's filled with frustration but hasn't lost the capacity for hope. "The spark is a new connection, a new beginning," says maverick frontman Rou Reynolds. "It can be short and insignificant, but it can create something so significant. The spark is that light at the end of the tunnel — when everything seems to be falling apart, but you’re able to see some sort of path out of the dark." In 2015, the ground started to fall from under Rou Reynolds's feet. He had been having occasional panic attacks for years, but hadn't put a name to the problem until that brutal summer. Frayed by touring and heavy professional expectations, he started self-medicating, which backfired massively. The world was also spinning on its axis. Brexit. Trump. Terrorism. The steady dismantling of the NHS. The biting effects of austerity. The kind of social issues that have been ENTER SHIKARI's lifeblood for almost a decade now. "The Spark" track listing: 01. The Spark 02. The Sights 03. Live Outside 04. Take My Country Back 05. Airfield 06. Rabble Rouser 07. Shinrin-yoku 08. Undercover Agents 09. The Revolt Of The Atoms 10. An Ode To Lost Jigsaw Pieces (In Two Movements) 11. The Embers Photo credit: Jennifer McCord
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