First Aid Kit has released Out of My Head

FIRST AID KIT SET TO RELEASE FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM PALOMINO ON NOVEMBER 4

LEAD SINGLE “OUT OF MY HEAD” AND ACCOMPANYING OFFICIAL VIDEO OUT NOW

PALOMINO UK HEADLINE TOUR THIS AUTUMN WITH LOLA KIRKE ANNOUNCED TODAY;
US TOUR DATES WITH LORD HURON KICK OFF IN CHICAGO ON MONDAY

https://youtu.be/PmSwUCdQQC4

(London – August 12, 2022) — Today, First Aid Kit has released “Out of My Head,” the lead single from the Söderberg sisters’ fifth studio album Palomino due November 4 via Columbia Records. Listen HERE. Arriving alongside the track is the “Out of My Head” official video directed by Jason Lester. Filmed in and around Dublin, the visual draws inspiration from the 2004 Romance/Sci-fi motion picture Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, perfectly embodying the essence of the song. Watch HERE.

First Aid Kit has also announced today a UK headline tour set for this autumn with Lola Kirke supporting. The UK tour will open in Glasgow on November 28 followed by dates in Manchester, Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool and Cardiff before concluding at London’s Eventim Apollo on December 8.

Written and recorded in their home country of Sweden, Palomino was created during a dark time in global history yet marks First Aid Kit’s most pop-sounding record yet. The 11-track LP was produced by Daniel Bengtson and features “Angel,” the duo’s first offering of new music since 2019 which they released in June. See full tracklisting below. Palomino will be available digitally as well as in various physical configurations including standard black LP, translucent green D2C exclusive LP, white indie retail exclusive LP, and CD. See vinyl / CD pack shots below and pre-order/pre-save HERE.

In speaking about “Out of My Head” First Aid Kit says:
“We wrote this song last year together with songwriter and producer Björn Yttling. It was the first time we wrote for First Aid Kit with someone else and it was very inspiring. The song was written in the spur of the moment, almost like a stream of consciousness. It’s about feeling stuck inside your own thoughts and desperately wanting to escape. We produced the song with Daniel Bengtson in Stockholm. It has a bit of a different sound from our previous songs. We wanted the production to feel like an old rock song from the 80s. We were inspired by Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush and Tom Petty. This is one of our favorite songs we’ve ever written, we’re so proud of it and are so excited to finally get to share it.”

With regards to Palomino, they continue:
“This is the first record we’ve recorded in Sweden since we made our debut album The Big Black & The Blue 12 years ago! We worked with Swedish producer Daniel Bengtson at his lovely studio Studio Rymden in Stockholm. It was such a fun experience. We really let the recording take time, we didn’t want to rush it.

The songs were mostly written during the pandemic. In such dark times, music felt like an escape from all the horrible things going on in the world. We wanted this album to feel more upbeat and cheerful than our previous album Ruins, which was a break-up record. It’s probably our most pop sounding record yet. We took inspiration from all over the place – old acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, Tom Petty, T Rex, Elton John but also Angel Olsen, Whitney, and Big Thief. The title is a reference to freedom, learning how to stand on your own two feet. Growing older and feeling more comfortable in your own skin. Riding off on a Palomino!”

Following their prominent Way Out West set at home in Sweden and highly anticipated return to Glastonbury in June, First Aid Kit begins their 6-date North American run with Lord Huron on Monday that will bring them to Chicago, Detroit, New York City, and more. See full routing below and visit https://www.firstaidkitband.com/ for tickets and more information.

Palo Tracklist:

1. Out of My Head
2. Angel
3. Ready To Run
4. Turning Onto You
5. Fallen Snow
6. Wild Horses II
7. The Last One
8. Nobody Knows
9. A Feeling That Never Came
10. 29 Palms Highway
11. Palomino

First Aid Kit On Tour:
08/13    Oslo, NO                       Øyafestivalen
08/15    Chicago, IL                    The Salt Shed *
08/16    Detroit, MI                     Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre *
08/17    Toronto, CA                  RBC Echo Beach *
08/19    Forest Hills, NY             Forest Hills Stadium *
08/20    Harrisburg, PA              Harrisburg University at Riverfront Park *
08/21    Columbia, MD               Merriweather Post Pavilion *

11/28    Glasgow, UK                 O2 Academy +
11/30    Manchester, UK            O2 Apollo +
12/02    Cambridge, UK             Corn Exchange +
12/03    Birmingham, UK           O2 Academy +
12/05    Liverpool, UK                Eventim Olympia +
12/06    Cardiff, UK                    Motorpoint Arena +
12/08    London, UK                   Eventim Apollo +

* with Lord Huron
+ UK headline dates with Lola Kirke supporting

Photo Credit: Olof Grind

About First Aid Kit:
Uplifted by the familial creative harmony of sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, First Aid Kit delicately thread together eloquent folk, breezy Americana, and pensive pop. After amassing over 1 billion streams and counting, the two-time BRIT Award-nominated Swedish duo’s blend of artful songcraft and ambitious melodies continues to fixate audiences worldwide. Following The Big Black and The Blue [2010] and The Lion’s Roar [2012], the group reached critical mass with 2014’s Stay Gold. The lead single “My Silver Lining” gathered hundreds of millions of streams and picked up a gold certification in the UK. In 2018, Ruins went gold in Sweden and earned “4-out-of-5 stars” from The Guardian, Q, and NME, while Pitchfork applauded it as “a showcase for their sweet harmonies, with some bold stylistic departures.” In the wake of the latter, they scored a second nomination at the BRIT Awards in the category of “Brit Award for International Group.”