Hot Press got its hands on the glorious ninth album from post-rock outfit God Is An Astronaut, and we're streaming it here.

Since forming 16 years ago, the Wicklow-based trio have reigned as one of the premier instrumental groups.

Even on album No. 9, Epitaph, the band pull absolutely no punches, packing all their pain and loss into a record which feels as innovative as it does mature.

Speaking about the album, Torsten Kinsella said: “This is an album that is very dear to our hearts, we hope you enjoy it and for all our fans in Europe, we will see you soon.”

The album will get its proper release this Friday, April 27.

On top of that news, God Is An Astronaut have just been announced to appear at Robert Smith’s Meltdown at the Southbank Centre.


The band will perform at Queen Elizabeth Hall on June 18, 2018. For more info and tickets here.

Stream Epitaph in full below, and find dates for GIAA's extensive European tour. Pre-order it now.

Other GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT dates:

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w/ Xenon Field

28.04.18 BE - Antwerp / Zappa

29.04.18 DE - Cologne /Gebaude 9

30.04.18 DE - Berlin / Columbia Theater

01.05.18 PL - Warsaw / Progresja

02.05.18 CZ - Prague / Meet Factory

03.05.18 AT - Wien / Szene

04.05.18 DE - Munich / Feierwerk

05.05.18 IT - Milan / Fabrique

06.05.18 IT - Bologna / Estragon

07.05.18 IT - Rome / Orion

09.05.18 ES - Barcelona / Razzmatazz 2

10.05.18 ES - Madrid / Caracol

12.05.18 FR - Lyon / Ninkasi Kao

13.05.18 FR - Paris / Trabendo

14.05.18 FR - Colmar / Grillen

15.05.18 NL - Utrecht / Pandora

17.05.18 UK - London / Electric Brixton

18.05.18 UK - Glasgow / Classic Grand

20.05.18 UK - Manchester / Club Academy

12.07.18 PT - Porto / Casa Di Musica

13.07.18 ES - Viveiro / Resurrection Fest

14.07.18 ES - Bilbao / Stage Live

15.07.18 FR - Bordeaux / BT 59

20.11.18 UA - Lviv / Fest Republic

21.11.18 UA - Kiev / Atlas

22.11.18 BY - Minsk / Re:public

23.11.18 RU - Moscow / Glav Club

24.11.18 RU - Saint Petersburg / Aurora Hall

26.11.18 RU - Novosibirsk / Mayakovsky

28.11.18 RU - Krasnodar / Arena Hall