Enter Shikari unveil new single “Anaesthetist”

Enter Shikari have shared a new single, “Anaesthetist.”

The song is lifted from the band’s new album, The Mindsweep, scheduled for release on the 19th of January.

Says frontman Rou Reynolds of the track: “We seem to have reached a stage of such capitalistic fervour, that we believe it acceptable to punish people for ill health. By charging for healthcare we act as if illness is nothing but one’s own problem, but what is the purpose and advantage of ‘civilisation’ if it is not helping the most vulnerable within society? The lottery of birth can offer us a wealth of bad luck when it comes to our health and the safety nets are being pulled in as the desire to boost profit overtakes the desire to help people.”

Check out the video for “Anaesthetist” below:

Enter Shikari will be touring Europe, starting on the 9th of January. Confirmed dates are as follows:

January 2015
9 Brussels AB Box
10 Amsterdam Melkweg
11 Hereford X
14 Nuremberg Hirsch
15 Berlin Kesselhaus

February 2015
2 Paris La Cigale
3 Solothurn Kofmeal
4 Lyon Transbordeur
5 Milan Magazzini Generali
7 Leipzig Hellraiser
8 Vienna Arenan
9 Munich Muffathalle
10 Wuerzburg Posthalle
11 Cologne Live Music Hall
13 Hamburg Docks
14 Frankfurt Batschkapp
16 Portsmouth Pyramids
17 Cardiff Yplas
18 Wolverhampton Civic
20 Manchester Academy
21 Glasgow Barrowland
22 Middlesbrough Town Hall
24 Cambridge Corn Exchange
25 Norwich UEA
26 London Camden Roundhouse
27 London Camden Roundhouse