Although they formed back in 2023, rising New York-based electronic music trio Public Circuit — Ethan Beaumont (vocals), Sean Holloway (drums) and Nelson Fisher (electronics) — exploded into the scene with last year’s full-length debut, Lamb, which they supported with sold-out shows across 30 states, including a run of the domestic festival circuit with sets at New Colossus Festival, Hopscotch and MACROCK. Building upon a growing profile, the trio’s highly anticipated sophomore album Modern Church is slated for a September 12, 2025 release through à La Carte Records.
Modern Church reportedly sees the New York-based trio dismantling and reassembling post-punk with surgical precision. The pretense of retro revivalism is swapped out for something much sharper, darker — and entirely their own. Sonically rooted in the trio’s newfound sense of collaboration between each other, the album’s material features angular electronic instrumentation and raw percussive rhythms bathed with the high gloss ache of sophsitipop.
Thematically, the material is overtly religious. But it’s used as an analogically tool to explore sexual identity, the fleeting faith of society and the illicit repercussions of unresolved trauma. And much like its immediate predecessor, the new album continues a run of material deeply influenced by New York’s constant feed of noise and relentless energy.
Modern Church‘s second and latest single “To The Grave” sees the rising New York trio pairing twinkling synths with relentlessly driving rhythmic pulse in a way that reminds me a bit of Information Society’s “What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy)” and Violator-era Depeche Mode while rooted in a deeply neurotic and unresolved tension — and a deep seated fear to live in one’s truth.
“Life is frail – Many people live a life where they never fully resolve trauma, hatred, etc., and, therefore, take it to the grave with them,” the members of Public Circuit explain. “Whether it be childhood trauma, gender expression / exploration, or failed romances; this song is inspired by moments left unresolved or, otherwise, unspoken.”
Shot on grainy VHS by Nara Avakian and edited by the band’s Ethan Biamont, the accompanying video for “To The Grave” follows the members of the band as they dig a grave and then bury a body in the woods — a secret that has to be kept until death.
Public Circuit will be embarking on a newly announced fall tour of North America and Europe. The North American leg features a a September 25, 2025 stop at TV Eye. The European leg of the tour will feature a run of the European festival circuit: In Berlin they’ll join the lineup of 8mm Festival, alongside A Place To Bury Strangers and Snapped Ankles. In the Netherlands they’ll play a set at Left Of The Dial Festival. Check out all tour dates below.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
NORTH AMERICA
September 3 – Cleveland, OH – Crobar
September 4 – Detroit, MI – Lager House
September 5 – Louisville, KY – TBA
September 6 – Chicago, IL – Adam’s Apple
September 9 – Austin, TX – Chess Club
September 11 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia
September 12 – Birmingham, AL – Firehouse
September 13 – Greer, SC – Melon Barn
September 16 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
September 17 – Nashville, TN – The Cobra
September 18 – Asheville, NC – Static Age Records
September 19 – Harrisonburg, VA – DIY
September 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Nikki Lopez
September 25 – Queens, NY – TV EYE
September 26 – Providence, RI – Alchemy
EU AND UK
October 2 – Valence, FR – Mistral Palace
October 3 – Milan, IT – TBA
October 4 – Bologna, IT – Covo Club
October 5 – Rimini, IT – Esperanto Bistrò
October 7 – Zagreb, HR – Mochvara
October 8 – Salzburg, AU – Rock House
October 9 – Wien, AU – Das Lot
October 10 – Berlin, DE – 8mm Festival
October 11 – Berlin, DE – Loge
October 12 – Copenhagen, DK – Råhuset
October 15 – Trier, DE – Mergener Hof
October 16 – Amsterdam, NL – Oedipus
October 17 – London, UK – The Shacklewell Arms
October 18 – Liverpool, UK – Kazimier Stockroom
October 19 – Reading, UK – Purple Turtle
October 20 – Brighton, UK – Hope & Ruin
October 21 – Rouen, FR – Le 3 Pièces Muzik’ Club
October 22 – Paris, FR – Supersonic
October 23 – Rotterdam, NL – Left Of The Dial
October 24 – Rotterdam, NL – Left Of The Dial
October 25 – Laval, FR – La Fosse
October 26 – Angers, FR – Joker Pub
October 27 – Lausanne, CH – La Brèche
All tour info here
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