Villagers share new track "Hot Scary Summer"

The track follows lead cut "Courage", and sees bandleader Conor O'Brien sing about lost love destroyed by “all the pretty young homophobes looking out for a fight”.

Darling Arithmetic is out 13 April on Domino.

Stream "Hot Scary Summer" below. The album's tracklisting and the band's upcoming live shows can be found afterwards (and tickets can be bought from here).

March

23 – US, NY, Brooklyn, Warsaw (w/ Laura Marling)
25 – UK, Falmouth, Pavilions

April

11 - NE, Rotterdam Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
14 – UK, Bristol, St Georges
15 – UK, Falmouth, Pavilions
16 – UK, Exeter, Phoenix
17 – UK, Brighton, The Old Market
19 – UK, Liverpool, Epstein Theatre
20 – UK, Manchester, Concert Hall
21 – UK, Leeds, City Varieties
23 – UK, Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
24 – UK, Cardiff, The Gate
26 – UK, Nottingham, Glee Club
27 – UK, Edinburgh, Pleasance Theatre
28 – UK, Glasgow, Oran Mor

May

1 – UK, London, Barbican
4 – FR, Paris, Café de la Danse
5 – FR, Tourcoing: Le Grand Mix
7 – NE, Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg
8 – NE, Amsterdam, De Duif
9 – LX, Luxembourg, Rockhal
10 – DE, Heidleburg, Karlstorbahnhof
12 – DE, Hamburg, Kulturkirche
13 – DE, Cologne, Gebaeude
14 – DE, Berlin, Babylon
16 – NE, Nijmegen, Doornroosje
20 – EI, Dublin, Olympia Theatre
23 – EI, Cork, Opera House
24 – EI, Limerick, Big Top
25 – EI, Belfast, Mandela Hall