Amber Run Announce New Album Philophobia, Release Emotional Single “Affection”

Beginning a new era, British three-piece Amber Run have announced their forthcoming album Philophobia and released its latest single, “Affection.”

The track is sonically mellowed and puts frontman Joe Keogh’s poignant vocals at the forefront. Detailing emotional turmoil, the track explores the desire to hold a certain significant other close, despite it not being the healthiest of relationships. Keogh sings to open the track, “Trust me, it always turns out the same / Affection is always been a little game / Forgive me, it’s one I’e never understood / Love to me has been as bad as good.”

A chilling ballad, the track follows Amber Run’s 2018 single “Carousel,” but the two songs are practically opposites: “Carousel” sees Amber Run build into a guitar-led anthem, whereas “Affection” strips the band back to their acoustic, ballad ways.

The two singles appear on Amber Run’s forthcoming album Philophobia, which is out Sept. 27. The album is the band’s follow-up to 2017 sophomore release For a Moment, I Was Lost. Accompanying the release of the album in September, the band are setting out on a massive tour through Europe and the United States starting in September and ending in November.

Listen to Amber Run’s “Affection” below and revisit the band’s 2014 Daytrotter Session further down. You’ll find Amber Run’s tour dates beneath that.

Amber Run Tour Dates:

September
19 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
20 – Brussels, Belgium @ Botanique
21 – Paris, France @ La Maroquinerie
23 – Cologne, Germany @ Club Bahnof Ehrenfeld
24 – Berlin, Germany @ Lido
25 – Hannover, Germany @ Musikzentrum

October
04 – Manchester, U.K. @ O2 Ritz
05 – Nottingham, U.K. @ Rock City
06 – Birmingham, U.K. @ O2 Academy 2
08 – Newcastle, U.K. @ Wylam Brewery
09 – Glasgow, U.K. @ SWG3 TV Studio
11 – Cardiff, U.K. @ Y Plas
12 – Bristol, U.K. @ SWX
13 – Milton Keynes, U.K. @ MK11
14 – Cambridge, U.K. @ Junction
16 – Exeter, U.K. @ The Lemon Grove
17 – Bournemouth, U.K. @ The Old Fire Station
18 – Oxford, U.K. @ O2 Academy
19 – London, U.K. @ Roundhouse
25 – Dallas, Texas @ Trees
26 – Austin, Texas @ Parish
27 – Houston, Texas @ White Oak Music Hall
29 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Masquerade
31 – Washington, D.C. @ The Black Cat

November
01 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ The Foundry at the Fillmore
02 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Warsaw
05 – Toronto, Ont. @ Opera House
06 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Beachland Ballroom
07 – Chicago, Ill. @ Lincoln Hall
08 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Colectivo
09 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
12 – Denver, Colo. @ Bluebird
13 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Complex
15 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Great American Music Hall
16 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Echoplex