Earlier this year, the xx's Oliver Sim announced is solo foray with news of his debut album Hideous Bastard, arriving September 9 via Young. Back then, he shared latest single "Hideous," and today, the artist is further previewing the work with a new song called "GMT," which arrives alongside a video by longtime collaborator Laura Jane Coulson.
Sim said of the track in a statement: "I'd chased Jamie to Australia to escape British winter. We worked in Sydney and road tripped down to Byron Bay, stopping at secluded beaches and listening to a lot of the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson on the way."
He continued: "The first song we made was 'GMT,' sampling Brian Wilson's 'Smile.' The song was written about pining over a love back home, thousands of miles apart on different time zones. It's also a love letter to London."
Sim will bring "GMT" and his other solo works to London and 16 other cities this year when he hits the road in support of Hideous Bastard. The brief tour also includes a lone Canadian date at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 6. Pre-sale tickets for the trek go live on July 12 here.
Watch the video for "GMT" below, where you'll also find the artist's upcoming tour dates.
Oliver Sim 2022 Tour Dates:
09/29 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10/01 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10/02 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/05 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/06 Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/08 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
10/09 Boston, MA - Royale
10/10 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/11 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/20 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
10/22 Paris, FR - Le Cabaret Sauvage
10/23 Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
10/24 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal
10/26 Berlin, DE - Admiralspalast
10/27 Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
10/29 Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
10/30 London, UK - KOKO
Sim said of the track in a statement: "I'd chased Jamie to Australia to escape British winter. We worked in Sydney and road tripped down to Byron Bay, stopping at secluded beaches and listening to a lot of the Beach Boys and Brian Wilson on the way."
He continued: "The first song we made was 'GMT,' sampling Brian Wilson's 'Smile.' The song was written about pining over a love back home, thousands of miles apart on different time zones. It's also a love letter to London."
Sim will bring "GMT" and his other solo works to London and 16 other cities this year when he hits the road in support of Hideous Bastard. The brief tour also includes a lone Canadian date at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on October 6. Pre-sale tickets for the trek go live on July 12 here.
Watch the video for "GMT" below, where you'll also find the artist's upcoming tour dates.
Oliver Sim 2022 Tour Dates:
09/29 Seattle, WA - The Showbox
10/01 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10/02 San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
10/05 Chicago, IL - Metro
10/06 Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/08 Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
10/09 Boston, MA - Royale
10/10 New York, NY - Webster Hall
10/11 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
10/20 Copenhagen, DK - Vega
10/22 Paris, FR - Le Cabaret Sauvage
10/23 Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
10/24 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royal
10/26 Berlin, DE - Admiralspalast
10/27 Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefaehrlich
10/29 Manchester, UK - New Century Hall
10/30 London, UK - KOKO
