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Squid's new album "Cowards" is about evil. Nine stories whose protagonists reckon with cults, charisma and apathy. Real and imagined characters wading into the dark ocean between right and wrong.

Singer and drummer Ollie Judge explains that he used to notice "real life things that I saw on the street. People I knew and people that I'd met" but somewhere between their last album and today, this lived social commentary gave way to an imagined world that felt more real. An avid reader, Judge was drawn more and more to the cult fiction section of book shops, falling into "bleak books about horrid murderers" such as 'Lapvona' by Ottessa Moshfegh, or 'In The Miso Soup' by Ryū Murakami.

The smokescreen of digital narcissism is present here, as Judge adds "a lot of the album deals with the idea of sleepwalking into a world of complacency".

Description

At Cambridge Junction, audiences and artists experience and explore contemporary performance, popular culture, creative learning, and the rich territories in-between. We are committed to art and entertainment that is up-and-coming, youthful and cutting-edge. We seek to be relevant and meaningful to the lives of audiences, and informed by our location in Cambridge.

Located in the South West of Cambridge, fifteen minutes walk from the centre of the city, Cambridge Junction is an edgy urban venue serving communities from across the city and the region. We have three primary spaces in which we run our programmes: J1 is a large versatile performance and social space with a standing capacity of 850; J2 is a 220 seat theatre; and J3 is a light-filled multipurpose space excellent for learning, rehearsal and talks.

Clifton Way,

Cambridge,

Cambridgeshire,

England,

CB1 7GX.

01223 511511