Public Image Ltd. Release New Single “Car Chase” Off Forthcoming Album ‘End of World,’ Out August 11 Worldwide on Cargo UK-Redeye US

PUBLIC IMAGE LTD.   PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. RELEASE “CAR CHASE” WATCH/SHARE THE VIDEO  WITH HANDWRITTEN LYRICS BY JOHN LYDON    NEW SINGLE OFF FORTHCOMING ALBUM, END OF WORLD OUT AUGUST 11, VIA CARGO UK/REDEYE US   PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. (PiL) TO TOUR THE UK AND EUROPE THROUGHOUT SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER

Public Image Ltd. Credit: Andres Poveda Photography. Pre-save the new album End of World HERE.   Public Image Ltd. (PiL) share new single "Car Chase," taken from their forthcoming 11th studio album, and first album in 8 years, End of World, due out August 11, 2023 on PiL Official via Cargo UK Distribution/Redeye U.S. The album release will be followed by a 38-date UK and European Tour.   The video to “Car Chase,” gives an insight into the recording of the new album and features handwritten lyrics by John Lydon. Talking about “Car Chase,” John said, “Typical PiL, unpredictable to the last. It’s a fantastic smash-and-grab of a song. It’s about someone who cleverly breaks out of the mental institution every night, unbeknownst to his owners. It’s based on having to go to shopping malls at night for cigarettes and wine and seeing the vast carpark space and lighting surrounded by a little village and a lot of dark trees and country lanes. It’s a really creepy scenario, what if somebody creeps out of there, like a mad lunatic?”

Click the image above to hear the new Public Image Ltd. single "Car Chase” out now. Watch/share “Car Chase.”   Earlier this year, Public Image Ltd. released "Hawaii," the most personal piece of songwriting and accompanying artwork that John Lydon has ever shared. The song is a love letter to John's wife Nora, who sadly passed away from Alzheimer’s on Wednesday 5th April. A pensive, personal yet universal love song that has resonated with many since its release in January, the song sees John reflecting on their lifetime well spent and in particular, one of their happiest moments together in Hawaii. John said, “Nora loved the album, she wouldn’t have wanted us to postpone it or change any of our plans.” Previously he has said of Hawaii, “It is dedicated to everyone going through tough times on the journey of life, with the person they care for the most.”     They followed "Hawaii" with "Penge," which John describes as, “something of a mediaeval Viking epic.”   The band began writing and recording End of World in 2018, during their 40th anniversary tour. After The Great Pause, the band regrouped in the studio and “there was just this massive explosion of ideas,” Lydon says. The result finds PiL set to release 13 of the best tracks they have ever written.   Celebrating their 40-year anniversary in 2018, Public Image Ltd. is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential bands of all time. PiL’s music and vision has earned them 5 UK Top 20 singles and 5 UK Top 20 albums. With a shifting line-up and unique sound - fusing rock, dance, folk, pop and dub – Lydon guided the band from their debut album First Issue in 1978 through to 1992’s That What Is Not, before a 17-year hiatus. Lydon reactivated PiL in 2009, touring extensively worldwide and releasing two critically acclaimed albums This is PiL in 2012 followed by their 10th studio album What The World Needs Now… in 2015, which peaked at number 29 in the official UK album charts and picked up fantastic acclaim from both press and public. (The album also peaked at number 3 in the official UK indie charts and number 4 in the official UK vinyl charts). What The World Needs Now… was self-funded by PiL and released on their own label ‘PiL Official’ via Cargo UK Distribution. In 2018 PiL celebrated their 40th anniversary with a career-spanning box set and documentary, both called The Public Image Is Rotten.   John Lydon, Lu Edmonds, Scott Firth and Bruce Smith continue as PiL. They are the longest stable line-up in the band's history and continue to challenge and thrive.   PiL will be touring the UK and Europe in September and October 2023 - dates below.   Press quotes for lead single “Hawaii,” which was released earlier this year:   “A beauteous and touching love song” - Mojo   “Uncharacteristically soul-bearing” - Pitchfork   “an understated and emotional ballad” - Rolling Stone   “a swooning, poignant ballad awash with memories of happier times… He’s remarkably tender as he croons: “Don’t fly too soon / No need to cry, in pain / You are loved.” It’s the vulnerability that is most striking. Lydon’s love for his wife shines through like sunrays breaking through clouds, casting everything in a golden light: “I remember you,” he reassures her. He’s backed by harmonising chants of “aloha”, the Hawaiin term that is both a greeting and a farewell. It’s a message from the heart, overflowing with spirit and compassion. What better word for what Lydon is trying to convey here?”  - The Independent   “a beautiful and rueful ballad written by Lydon to his wife Nora, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. It’s a peach of a track: both pensive and personal, it reflects on one of their happiest times together in Hawaii. “Remember me / I remember you… You are loved,” not-so-Rotten sings over a lush soundscape of gently twanging guitars vaguely reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac’s 'Albatross'.” - Telegraph   Track listing for End of World: Penge End Of The World Car Chase Being Stupid Again Walls Pretty Awful Strange Down On The Clown Dirty Murky Delight The Do That L F C F North West Passage Hawaii   UK Tour Dates Fri 8th Sept - Sheffield - Leadmill Sat 9th Sept - Leeds - The Woollen Mill  Mon 11th Sept - Swansea - Patti Pavillion Tue 12th Sept - Margate - Dreamland Wed 13th Sept - Lincoln - Engine Shed Fri 15th Sept - Blackburn- King Georges Hall Sat 16th Sept - Buckley - Tivoli  Mon 18th Sept - Sunderland - Fire Station Tue 19th Sept - Scotland - Aberdeen Beach Ballroom- Thurs 21st Sept - Edinburgh - O2 Academy Fri 22nd Sept - Manchester - O2 Ritz Sat 23rd Sept - Holmfirth - Picture Dome Mon 25th Sept - Coventry - HMV Tues 26th Sept - Brighton - CHALK Thurs 28th Sept - Bristol - O2 Academy Fri 29th Sept - Torquay - Foundry Sat 30th Sept - London - The Forum   Europe Tour Dates Mon 2nd Oct - Germany - Cologne - Kantine Wed 4th Oct - The Netherlands - Amsterdam - Paradiso  Thurs 5th Oct - Belgium - Gent -Vooruit  Fri 6th Oct - Germany Stuttgart Im Wireman Sun 8th Oct - Germany - Hamburg - Gruenspan Mon 9th Oct - Sweden - Gothenburg - Pustervik Tues 10th Oct - Sweden - Stockholm - Nalen Thurs 12th Oct Estonia - Tallin - Helitehas Fri 13th Oct - Finland - Helsinki - Ääniwalli Sun 15th Oct - Germany - Berlin - Metropol Mon 16th Oct - Czech Republic - Prague - Lucerna Music Bar Tues 17th Oct - Czech Republic - Brno - Fléda club Fri 20th Oct - Spain - Madrid - Shoko Sat 21st Oct - Spain - Barcelona - Salamandra Sun 22nd Oct - Spain Bilbao - Cafe Antzokia Tues 24th Oct - Portugal - Porto Hard Club Wed 25th Oct - Portugal - Lisbon LAV Fri 27th Oct - France - Paris - Le Trianon Sun 29th Oct - Switzerland - Lausanne - Les Docks Mon 30th Oct - Italy - Milan - Magazzini Generali  Tues 31st Oct - France - Strasbourg - La Laiterie

End Of World album cover artwork. ©: John Lydon