Heartworms has announced her debut full-length, Glutton for Punishment, which will be unveiled on February 7 via Speedy Wunderground. The follow-up to last year’s A Comforting Notion EP was produced by longtime collaborator Dan Carey. Today’s announcement comes with the release of a new single, ‘Warplane’, alongside a video directed by Gilbert Trejo. Check it out and find the album cover and tracklist below.
“The opening lyrics set the scene of a dogfight in the air while civilians are witnessing it take shape,” Heartworms, aka Jojo Orme, said of ‘Warplane’ in a statement. “My imagination is always out of my control, and my love of Spitfires even more so, so I couldn’t help but make this about a spitfire pilot.” She added, “I am dedicating this to William Gibson Gordon – a Spitfire pilot who was killed in action by an Me109 at just 20 years old. The song ends how I imagine his falling Spitfire sounds to me, like an angel losing its extraordinary wings.”
Discussing the album and its accompanying imagery, Orme commented: “I’ve been chastised my whole life; made to feel as if I didn’t belong, punished for not fitting into a perfect image of how a growing woman should be. When you’re told something enough times you start to believe it. I often find myself locked into an unhealthy cycle of craving harsh discipline, greedy for the familiarity it brings but terrified of the consequences – better the devil you know. But this album doesn’t just reflect my own experiences; it reflects those of the people in my life and the stories of others that I think need to be heard.”
Glutton for Punishment Cover Artwork:
Glutton for Punishment Tracklist:
1. In The Beginning
2. Just To Ask A Dance
3. Jacked
4. Mad Catch
5. Extraordinary Wings
6. Warplane
7. Celebrate
8. Smuggler’s Adventure
9. Glutton For Punishment
