Credit: Daniil Lavrovski
WARHAUS
ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF 5TH STUDIO ALBUM, THE DONKEY.
ALONGSIDE SINGLE ‘SIMPLE PLEASURES’ – OUT VIA PLAY IT AGAIN SAM.
PLUS TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FROM FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR.
FOR FURTHER INFO AND TICKET DETAILS, SEE BELOW.
LISTEN TO THE SINGLE / WATCH THE VIDEO.
Warhaus, the project of Belgian singer-songwriter Maarten Devoldere, has today announced details of his fifth studio album, The Donkey, set for release via Play It Again Sam on 15th of January 2027. Alongside this announcement comes ‘Simple Pleasures’, the latest single to be taken from the record.
Rhythmic handclaps. Rustling percussion. Ominous falsetto vocals, beneath which an ethereal synth seems to search for a way through. From the very first note, The Donkey is taut with tension.
Devoldere was at home with his girlfriend and the dog, happy, calm, and super zen. Nothing but peace and quiet in his life. But apparently, an overdose of peace of mind can be dangerous too; that’s how much energy came pouring out when he started making music. The filter was gone, the anesthetic had worn off, and suddenly he wanted something else. Something rawer, something more real, perhaps? For years, he had churned out one dandyish pop song after another, each more superior than the last, with almost insulting ease. What if he threw those golden melodies out the window and went looking for the primal urges lurking inside his chest?
As for the brand new single, ‘Simple Pleasures’ is vintage Warhaus dressed up in an eighties synth jacket, a carefree summer breeze suddenly blowing through the gloomy club.
While discussing the single, Devoldere recounts a story from a holiday gone by, “I was standing by a swimming pool with an ice cream in my hand when I spotted an inflatable ring floating in the middle of the pool. I tried to get on the ring without letting the scoop of ice cream fall off my cone. This was no easy undertaking, and after three minutes I finally managed to get onto the ring, only to discover that my ice cream had melted.”
Check out the brand new video for ‘Simple Pleasures’ here, all will make sense.
Track listing is as follows:
Just a Spark Away
One Day
Simple Pleasures
In The Mood
America
The Baby
The Donkey
Bathroom Stall
Kicks
Things I Took For Granted
After You Close That Door
I Would Do It Again
Warhaus has announced a full band tour dating from February 2027 through to April 2027. Tour pre-sale on September 14th (10AM CET), general sale on September 16th (10AM CET).
The full list of dates are as follows:
Tour dates
10th Feb – Train – Aarhus, Denmark
11th Feb – John Dee – Oslo, Norway
12th Feb – Nalen Klubb – Stockholm, Sweden
13th Feb – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
17th Feb – Music Hall – Cologne, Germany
18th Feb – Fabrik – Hamburg, Germany
19th Feb – Astra Kulturhaus – Berlin, Germany
20th Feb – Gashouder – Amsterdam, Netherlands
22nd Feb – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels, Belgium
24th Feb – Le Trianon – Paris, France
26th Feb – Electric Ballroom – London, UK
9th March – Den Atelier – Luxembourg
10th March – Salle de l’Alhambra (Antigel festival) – Geneva, Switzerland
11th March – Lime Club – Milan, Italy
12th March – Vintage Industrial Bar – Zagreb, Croatia
13th March – House of Music / Magyar Zene Haza – Budapest, Hungary
15th March – Arena Wien – Vienna, Austria
17th March – Archa + – Prague, Czechia
18th March – Progresja – Warsaw, Poland
12th April – Festival Mythos – Rennes, France
13th April – L’Aéronef – Lille, France
14th April – La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France
15th April – Le Transbordeur – Lyon, France
16th April – Espace Julien – Marseille, France
18th April – La Cabane – Toulouse, France
20th April – Razzmatazz 2 – Barcelona, Spain
21st April – Sala But – Madrid, Spain
22nd April – Lisboa ao Vivo – Lisbon, Portugal
23rd April – Hard Club – Porto, Portugal
Tickets available here.
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Warhaus’ Discography: We Fucked a Flame Into Being (2016), Warhaus (2017), Ha Ha Heartbreak (2022), Karaoke Moon (2024)
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