French synthwave icon Carpenter Brut is back with a new single called “Leather Temple” and yeah I mean, it’s all the glorious ’80s vibes you’re gonna need today. “Leather Temple” is also the first taste and title track of Carpenter Brut‘s third and final album in his Leather trilogy, due out in 2026.
The single is accompanied by an immersive video directed by Dehn Sora. It introduces Midwichpolis, a post-apocalyptic city risen from nuclear fallout in 2077 which is the beating heart of the forthcoming album.
On the concept, Carpenter Brut elaborated: “The brutal empire is ruled by Iron Tusk, and at the centre of Midwichpolis stands the Temple, Iron Tusk’s tower, rising from the ground like a black blade driven into the city’s core. From its hundreds of floors, it looks down on the City of Light, sanctuary of the Mighty, where life is a parade of obscene luxury. Up there, the nights are never dark; neon and holograms bath the streets in artificial light, hiding the corruption and excess behind glass facades.
“Below, beyond walls that no one could breach, stretch the Midwich Slums – a kingdom of poverty, wreckage, and fear. Screens broadcast Tusk’s propaganda without pause, promising order and prosperity. In truth, misery rots the streets, and repression falls on anyone who dares to oppose him. Where the light was brightest, the shadows were deepest.”
Carpenter Brut will also hit the road with Health and Desire for a full-on North American tour in 2026. The tour kicks off on March 31 at The Warfield in San Francisco, CA and wraps up on May 5 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, TX. Get your tickets for the below trek right here.
3/31 San Francisco, CA The Warfield
4/3 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
4/4 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
4/5 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
4/7 Salt Lake City, UT The Union Event Center
4/8 Denver, CO The Mission Ballroom
4/10 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
4/11 Chicago, IL The Salt Shed
4/12 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
4/14 Toronto, ON HISTORY
4/15 Montreal, QC MTELUS
4/17 Boston, MA House of Blues
4/18 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Paramount
4/19 Philadelphia, PA Franklin Music Hall
4/20 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
4/22 Nashville, TN Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
4/24 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
4/29 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
5/1 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium
5/4 Austin, TX Emo’s
5/5 Dallas, TX The Bomb Factory
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