Tunng tackle the taboo of discussing death on new album and podcast
Tunng have announced their new album and an accompanying podcast series, both called ‘Dead Club’. Both will explore death and grief and how different cultures approach them.The band challenge the taboo of talking about death on new single ‘Death Is The New Sex’, about which the band’s Sam Genders says: “It’s a song about how, by challenging taboos, we might arrive at a place closer to the truth and find ourselves better able to support each other as a result”.“Whilst researching this project I’ve been struck by just how much of a taboo the subject of death is in our culture”, he goes on.