"Civilized" is not the adjective that most immediately comes to mind at this particular moment in world history, as Belgian-Canadian duo Ghostwoman were acutely aware in the process of making their newly announced fourth album. Described as "an allergic reaction to the times we are living in," the self-produced Welcome to the Civilized World finds Evan Uschenko and Ille van Dessel in fiery form, responding to our collective "modern sickness" in the best way they know how.

New single "Alive" was written in a flash one day in rural Belgium, with Uschenko on 12-string guitar and van Dessel behind her drumkit. "It was very easy, almost just immediately done," says van Dessel. I love the song because of the whole day behind it, its simplicity, how there’s nothing to overthink. It’s like when you get everyone lined up, you take a picture, and that’s it – it'll always stay like that. It all made sense.”

Watch the video for "Alive" below:

Welcome to the Civilized World is out 5 September via Full Time Hobby. Preorder here. See the tracklist below:

1. Welcome to the Civilized World
2. Alive
3. that Jesus
4. 5 Gold Pieces
5. Levon
6. Dime a Dozen
7. When You All Were Young
8. Song for Sunny
9. From Now On
10. Anhedonia 
11. Who Are You?

Ghostwoman play a few European festival dates over the summer, with an extensive tour planned for later in the fall. Full list of dates below:

28/06 Nîmes, FR @ This Is Not A Love Song
10/08 Bagnes, CH @ PALP Festival Rocklette
23/08 Lottum, NL @ Badlands Festival
18/10 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso–Tolhuistuin
24/10 Birmingham, UK @ Hare & Hounds
25/10 Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club
26/10 Dublin, IE @ The Grand Social 
28/10 Glasgow, UK @ Stereo 
29/10 Manchester, UK @ YES
30/10 Bristol, UK @ Exchange
01/11 London, UK @ The Garage
02/11 Brighton, UK @ Patterns
08/11 Kortrijk, BE @ Sonic City Festival
10/11 Cologne, DE @ Gebäude 9
11/11 Hamburg, DE @ Molotow
12/11 Berlin, DE @ Festsaal Kreuzberg
13/11 Leipzig, DE @ Moritzbastei
14/11 Prague, CZ @ Fuchs2
15/11 Vienna, AU @ Loft
17/11 Munich, DE @ Live/Evil
18/11 Schorndorf, DE @ Manufaktur
19/11 Zürich, CH @ Bogen F 
21/11 Lyon, FR @ Marché Gare
22/11 Marseille, FR @ Le Makeda
23/11 Toulouse, FR @ Le Metronum
24/11 Bordeaux, FR @ Rock School Barbey
26/11 Nantes, FR @ Stereolux
27/11 Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo

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