Melbourne rock trio Cable Ties have announced a new album. Jenny McKechnie, Shauna Boyle, and Nick Brown will release Far Enough on March 27 via Merge/Poison City. They’ve also shared a video for “Sandcastles” directed by Danny Cohen and announced a tour—find dates below. McKechnie discussed the new song in a statement.

“Sandcastles” is a criticism of the idea that an effective activist community can be created by shouting down and casting out anyone who doesn’t abide by the social norms or language of an exclusive community or group. The song is aimed at a figurative individual who doesn’t have any interest in making positive changes in society or participating in open and productive discussions about political and social issues. Rather, they set themselves up as the gatekeepers of progressive groups by aggressively policing language and immediately casting out anyone who doesn’t abide by the codes of behavior they have created. This turns purportedly intersectional, progressive groups into exclusive clubs only accessible to people with homogeneous opinions, social and economic backgrounds, and ways of speaking.

Cable Ties and Merge have asked fans interested in donating to Australian bushfire relief efforts to give money to Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities, Wildlife Victoria, and County Fire Authority.

Far Enough:

01 Hope

02 Tell Them Where to Go

03 Sandcastles

04 Lani

05 Not My Story

06 Self-made Man

07 Anger’s Not Enough

08 Pillow

Cable Ties:

01-18 Melbourne, Australia - Fitz Ritz

02-14 Yarra Valley, Australia - Gaytimes 2020

02-15 Darebin, Australia - Something Unlimited 2020

02-28 Sydney, Australia - Vic on the Park

02-29 Wollongong, Australia - Farmer and the Owl Festival

03-12 Los Angeles, California - Zebulon

03-17-21 Austin, Texas - SXSW 2020

03-26 Brooklyn, New York - Union Pool

04-03 Glasgow, Scotland - Glad Cafe

04-04 Manchester, England - The Castle Hotel

04-05 Brighton, England - The Hope & Ruin

04-07 London, England - The Old Blue Last

04-09 Paris, France - L'Espace B

04-10 Rotterdam, Netherlands - V11

04-13 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang

04-14 Berlin, Germany - Zukunft