Pom Poko have announced a brand new album and a handful of UK tour dates. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 24 May. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a full list of the band’s UK tour dates. 

The Norwegian outfit’s third album, titled Champion, will be released on Friday 16 August on Bella Union records. Speaking of the album, singer Ragnhild Fangel said, ‘We trust each other more, now that we've written a lot of songs together and know each other so well. For me, at least, you see things clearer when you have a bit more space. When you start a band in your early twenties, everything is being thrown in your face, you can’t really see what’s going on, and you just keep running. At the end of the day, these songs are about us, and the value of our friendship.’

The band also unveiled the latest single from the album, titled ‘Growing Story’, stating, ‘This song and its title is kind of describing the themes on this record: growing up, whatever that means, and finding yourself in a place where you realise you can contain a lot of different stuff at the same time.’

Listen to the single below.

Pom Poko’s 2024 UK tour dates: 

Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, Monday 7 October
Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, Wednesday 9 October 
Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, Thursday 10 October 
Bootleg Social, Blackpool, Friday 11 October
Twisterella Festival, Middlesbrough, Saturday 12 October 
Mono, Glasgow, Monday 14 October 
Cluny, Newcastle, Tuesday 15 October 
The Crescent, York, Wednesday 16 October
Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield, Friday 18 October 
Future Days Festival, Birmingham, Saturday 19 October 
St Stephen’s Church, Ipswich, Sunday 20 October 

Tickets for Pom Poko’s album release shows go on sale at 10am on Friday 24 May.