V2 records news – De Staat announces ‘De Staat’
DE STAAT Announces "De Staat"
Alongside New Single "The Fire"
THE FIRE - Single by De Staat | Spotify

ALBUM OUT 18 SEPTEMBER

25 September live @ Casino, Sint-Niklaas
7 November live @ Cactus Club, Brugge

In April, following a two-year hiatus, the Nijmegen-based art rock band De Staat made their return with the much-talked-about single 'THE KING'. It now turns out to be a preview of their new album 'DE STAAT' ('THE STATE'), due for release on 18 September via V2 Records. The second single, 'THE FIRE', is out today; a driving track with a confrontational message. The new work is accompanied by an art installation and a conceptual live show, De Staat Becomes De Staat.
Themes such as power, manipulation, misinformation and autocracy have featured in De Staat's work before, but never with such urgency as now. Frontman Torre Florim on the album: "As a band, we've often explored themes such as power, faith and the increasingly blurred line between reality and fiction. The current world has drawn us further down that dark path, and it suddenly feels as though the name we came up with 25 years ago has taken on a deeper meaning. As if we've been unconsciously working towards this all along. That's why our seventh album is called DE STAAT.

"THE FIRE is about the comfortable assumption that the world's disasters will stay safely on the other side of the screen. We hang in that quiet space between knowing and doing — and from this side, it's easy to mistake one for the other."
The upcoming Dutch live show is developed in collaboration with director Floor Houwink ten Cate (Battlefield of Dreams, Brabo Leone), contemporary audiovisual artist Boris Acket (Joep Beving, Fred Again..), lighting designer Freek Ros (Wende, Altın Gün), visual artist Tarik Barri (Thom Yorke, Nicolas Jaar) and audio designer Reinier Rietveld (Craigie Horsefield). The highly topical concept resonates with today's dystopian fears as never before. Next to these three exclusive shows the band will also perform regular lie shows throughout the EU and UK.
DE STAAT BECOMES DE STAAT LIVE:
 juli – Beuningen, Down The Rabbit Hole festival
2 & 3 Oktober – Amsterdam, Koninklijk Theater Carre (sold out)

De Staat is known as one of Europe's most inventive and fearless live acts, partly due to their constant pushing of the boundaries of what a rock band can be. From the rousing battle cries of Witch Doctor to the razor-sharp commentary of KITTY KITTY, De Staat has long explored themes such as demagoguery and mass manipulation. De Staat have played at major festivals, sometimes even as headliners, such as SXSW, Glastonbury, Lowlands, Sziget, Boomtown, Pukkelpop and Deichbrand. The band have also toured with major acts such as The Rolling Stones, Muse and Biffy Clyro. De Staat's music ranges from industrial grooves and heavy riffs to experimental electronica and pop sensibilities, and has been featured in global campaigns and games. In addition, their music has earned the quintet Edison Awards, 3FM Awards, multiple music video awards, a Bernays Lifetime Achievement Award and international critical acclaim.

DE STAAT are
Torre Florim
Jop van Summeren
Rocco Hueting
Vedran Mirčetić
Tim van Delft