Band of Skulls release video for new single 'Killer' from fourth album By Default - premiere

Their latest album has been described as a 'new era' for the band

Band of Skulls - Photo by Andy Cotterill (Band of Skulls/Press image)

Following the announcement of their fourth album By Default, Band of Skulls are gearing up for a bunch of live shows to tour the new material.

Fans will also be able to catch them at festivals including Live At Leeds and Sound City in Liverpool, as well as a headline slot at The Great Escape.

By Default was produced by Gil Norton (Patti Smith, Pixies, Foo Fighters), and has been described as a "new era" for the band after they took a step back from relentless touring.

We're premiering the video for their first single "Killer" on The Independent - watch below and let us know what you think.

Q&A with Band Of Skulls

What have you been listening to recently?

I've been listening to radio stations from around the world. Favourites include local stations in Cuba and the Caribbean, an Indian station playing Bollywood hits old and new, American Gospel stations and there's a great station on the east coast of America that only plays music from the 1920's and I always go back through the archives of desert island discs to hear the voices of some very interesting and talented people throughout history from Jacqueline du pre to Vidal Sassoon. - Emma

You've said it's 'back to square one' and 'a new era' in the new album - what should fans expect?

We've treated this album as if it's our debut. We wrote about 100 tunes for this and refined it down to 12 that really spoke to us and that worked well together. So there's lots to look forward to in the future. we are incredibly proud of our first three albums, but on this our fourth we have really let our imaginations let rip. - Russell

What are your plans for summer 2016?

We start touring at the end of April and then for the foreseeable future, playing lots of festivals over the summer. There's so much variety now when it comes to festivals which is amazing, the larger ones are always a lot of fun as well as the smaller ones which can have incredible atmospheres. It's been a while since we've been out touring so we are definitely keen to get back to it and introduce this new album. - Matt

What was the first gig you ever played - and what's been the best so far?

The first gig we ever played was probably the Joiners in Southampton after posting our demo tapes through their letter box and the best so far was selling out Hammersmith Apollo on our last tour. - Emma

Band of Skulls play the following tour dates

Apr 28 Guildford Boiler Room

Apr 29 Stoke Sugarmill

Apr 30 Leeds Live At Leeds

May 1 Glasgow Stag & Dagger

May 19 London Electric Ballroom

May 20 Brighton The Great Escape (headlining Concorde 2)

May 24 Paris Le Trabendo

May 25 Amsterdam Paradiso

May 28 Liverpool Sound City

June 4 Cardiff Cardiff City Stadium (w/ Stereophonics & Vaccines)

July 14 Dour, Belgium Dour Festival

July 16 Wiesen, Austria Out Of The Woods Festival

July 22 Huntingdon Secret Garden Party Festival

July 31 Kendal Kendal Calling Festival

Aug 5 Tunbridge Wells Forgotten Fields Festival