The Devil’s Door sees And also the trees (AATT) present a quiet storm of an album. At times filmic, poetic and intense, with an undercurrent of dark psychedelia, it follows The Bone Carver (2023) and Mother-of-pearl-Moon (2024) in completing a trilogy of releases by the current line-up of one of the original UK post-punk acts.
The new record features signature AATT tropes that include poetic lyrics, orchestral guitar and soundtrack influenced songs inspired by newsreel, oil paintings and folklore. However, it also adds some surprising instrumentation – including guest violinist Catherine Graindorge – that skews the album towards a soundworld where John Barry meets Béla Bartók.
Ahead of the album, they’ve unveiled a video for the song ‘The Silver Key’. Watch it here:
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AATT formed in 1979 in rural Worcestershire, an environment that has provided a constant inspiration to a group whose music has often explored the dark underbelly as well as the beauty of the British countryside. AATT are renowned for their captivating live performances, a unique style of mandolin-like electric guitar, evocative lyrics and dark jazz rhythms – not to mention a creative independence fiercely preserved for over four decades.
The group have a long standing relationship with the Cure and have both played and worked together since the early ’80s. As part of AATT’s 2026 touring schedule, they will be special guests of the Cure for three shows at the Festival de Nîmes in southern France in late July. These will be preceded by early spring dates in Belgium, France and Greece:
7th March NAMUR (BE) La Nef De L’Eglise Notre Dame D’Harscamp
18th March TOURCOING (FR) Le Grand Mix
19th March ANGERS (FR) Joker’s Pub
20th March LORIENT (FR) Hydrophone
21st March CHERBOURG (FR) Espace Culturel Buisson
22nd March PARIS (FR) La Gaité Lyrique
4th April ATHENS (GR) Death Disco Indoor Festival 2026
24th July NÎMES (FR) Festival de Nîmes
25th July NÎMES (FR) Festival de Nîmes
26th July NÎMES (FR) Festival de Nîmes
Founded by singer Simon Jones and his guitarist brother Justin, AATT have maintained a continuous presence on the post-punk and alternative rock scenes worldwide. The group have released sixteen studio albums to date.
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