Humour announce new music with their first single in two years

Glasgow post-hardcore outfit Humour have returned with Neighbours, their first new music in nearly two years. The track, released via So Young Records, follows the band’s two EPs, Pure Misery (2022) and A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me (2023).

With its raw intensity and claustrophobic energy, Neighbours marks one of the heaviest releases from the five-piece to date. The single arrives alongside a suburban-set music video directed by Pedro Takahashi, offering a dark and unsettling visual counterpart to the song’s themes of paranoia and psychological instability.

Humour’s frontman Andreas Christodoulidis describes Neighbours as a narrative-driven track following a man who believes mischievous creatures share his flat. “Neighbours is about a guy who lives alone but is convinced that a group of mischievous creatures share his flat, deliberately doing things to make him suffer, like turning off the heating in winter, or turning it up when he’s too hot and making noise in the kitchen when he tries to sleep. As he gradually descends into paranoia and psychological instability, he decides to try and get rid of them by turning the oven on and letting gas fill the flat overnight.”

Humour first made their mark with Pure Misery, a six-track debut EP that showcased their offbeat lyricism and explosive sound. The band followed this with A Small Crowd Gathered To Watch Me, an EP that expanded their sonic reach and was met with critical acclaim. Their inclusion in the NME100 further solidified their reputation as one of the most compelling new bands in the UK’s alternative scene.

Since forming in Glasgow during lockdown, Humour have developed a reputation for high-energy live performances, blending tightly wound instrumentals with unpredictable, emotive vocals. They deliver surreal narratives serving as a defining feature of their sound. The band’s artwork and lyric videos are also crafted in-house, with Christodoulidis illustrating each release.