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New, haunting, Kayo Dot

Posted by Loren on July 4, 2025

New, haunting, Kayo Dot
New, haunting, Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot will release Every Rock, Every Half-Trust under Reason on August 1,the band's 11st studio album. The group original lineup reunited for the album, in a nod to the 20th anniversary of Choirs of the Eye. Broadly speaking, the new album explores themes of haunting, in various capacities.

A new 14-minute single/video came out this week, "Closet Door in the Room Where She Died," with a video by Toby Driver.

Every Rock, Every Half-Trust under Reason will release via Prophecy Productions.

Tracklist

1. Mental Shed
2. Oracle by Severed Head
3. Closet Door in the Room Where She Died
4. Automatic Writing
5. Blind Creature of Slime

Live

26 AUG 2025 Bristol (UK) ArcTanGent Festival
28 AUG 2025 Milano (IT) Barrio's
29 AUG 2025 Bologna (IT) Alchemica Music Club
30 AUG 2025 Zagreb (HR) Primarius Craft Brewery
31 AUG 2025 Belgrade (RS) KCGrad
03 SEP 2025 Istanbul (TR) Noh Extended
04 SEP 2025 Sofia (BG) Club Singles
05 SEP 2025 București (RO) Quantic Club
06 SEP 2025 Szeged (HU) Grand Cafe
07 SEP 2025 Bratislava (SK) Žalár
09 SEP 2025 Praha (CZ) Subzeros
10 SEP 2025 Berlin (DE) Neue Zukunft
11 SEP 2025 Eindhoven (NL) The Jack
12 SEP 2025 Haarlem (NL) Patronaat
13 SEP 2025 Balve (DE) Balver Höhle, Prophecy Festival
16 SEP 2025 Karlsruhe (DE) Jubez
17 SEP 2025 Brussels (DE) Rotonde
18 SEP 2025 Caen (FR) La Demeureé
23 SEP 2025 Toulouse (FR) Le Rex
25 SEP 2025 Madrid (ES) Barracudas Rock Bar

New, haunting, Kayo Dot
New, haunting, Kayo Dot

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