U.K. indie rock band William The Conqueror will unveil their fourth studio album this summer.

Announced today, Excuse Me While I Vanish will be released on July 28 via Chrysalis Records. The album was self-produced by the band with mixing done by Barny Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys, Sam Fender, Kasabian). The album was inspired by William The Conqueror vocalist Ruarri Joseph’s journey into being a temporary care worker during lockdown. Joseph’s time as a care worker was inspired by their wife Mandy’s struggle as a mental health social worker during an unforgiving time.

Joseph said this about the new album:

“My wife was insomniac for the first six months of lockdown, which made it impossible for me to moan or grieve the fact that everything I’d been working on for the last five years had come to a standstill. It was a much-needed perspective and made me realise what a selfish undertaking William had been – navel-gazing with my head in the clouds when what people needed was boots firmly on the ground, preferably on the feet of someone like Mandy.”

The first single from the album titled “Somebody Else” comes with a music video filmed at Marshall Studios, which can be seen below. Joseph said this about the new song:

"Somebody Else came from a very specific memory of not knowing which version of myself I was supposed to be playing. An identity crisis in real-time. It's so cathartic to play. Harry's drums absolutely beast along. He has a way of finding that extra gear just when you think it can't possibly go any higher.”

Pre-orders for Excuse Me While I Vanish can be made here. “Somebody Else” is available on digital services right now.

William The Conqueror will embark on a trek across Europe with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats this June following some festival appearances in May. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

William The Conqueror tour dates

MAY

Thu 11 - The Great Escape - Brighton, UK

Fri 12 - Tunes in the Dunes Festival - Perranporth, UK

Fri 26 - Bearded Theory Festival - Catton Hall, UK

JUNE

Tue 20 - Live Music Hall - Cologne, Germany *

Wed 21- Huxley's - Berlin, Germany *

Fri 23 - Arena - Vienna, Austria *

Sun 25 - Backstage Werk - Munich, Germany *

Mon 26 - Kaufleuten - Zurich, Switzerland *

Wed 28 - Cabaret Sauvage - Paris, France *

*with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats