Acclaimed indie rock collective October Drift have announced their new album. Blame the young. Her third album will be released on September 27, 2024 via Physical Education Recordings.
With the announcement of the album, the band released new single 'Demons' which premiered this morning on BBC 6Music with Chris Hawkins, who dubbed the song “another dizzying anthem” from October Drift.
the letter “Leave all your demons on me” It perfectly sums up the essence of 'Demons'. It underscores the song's message of solidarity and mutual support, emphasizing the strength found in unity even when both individuals feel incomplete. Set to its energetic wall of alternative rock and shoegaze sound, it's a unity anthem.
Regarding the leader and guitarist of the single, Kiran Roy, he says: “It's about being there for someone. Get everything off your chest. It is about protection: “your castle is my ribcage, your doors are my teeth.” It's being a sounding board, even a punching bag. It's about finding comfort in another person, and maybe both feeling incomplete or having things that weigh you down but being stronger together – “rest in my ruin” / “rest in your ruin”, “sleep on a piece of a broken heart” .
“Life has its challenges and it throws blows at you. The loss of the cotton candy optimism of youth: it dissolves as soon as it hits the tongue. It can also relate to friends and family, and even the band, being able to talk to each other and be open about things that are going on in our personal lives or how we have been feeling. It's about being honest with each other and being part of a healing process. It is part of this journey of growth, understanding and connections.”
This message of strength in togetherness and unity with loved ones, as well as the world at large, runs throughout the new album. In Blame The Young, Kiran Roy (vocals/guitar), Alex Bispham (bass), Chris Holmes (drums/vocals), Dan Young (guitar) have created an impressive album, full of powerful songs that for the band are their most personal . still. Yet these songs are also universal, immediately captivating on a broader level led by Roy's skillful inclusive songwriting along with the band's infectious riffs, hooks and harmonies found throughout the new record.
“I Don't Belong Anywhere was a difficult album to make” Kiran says about her latest album. “We wrote and recorded it ourselves during lockdown in our studio and it has that claustrophobic, isolated feel. We also felt some pressure to write the article and live up to the first one. I think this third album has felt easier and more fun to make. We took ourselves to an Airbnb barn conversion on the Somerset Levels, it was great to be in a different environment and I think you can hear it was a lighter experience making this record.
“In a way, a lot of things have changed between us since the last album. I think we have all grown as people. We have all made changes in our lives. There is a sense of travel, even pilgrimage, to this new album. I say pilgrimage because there is an almost spiritual element: sometimes it is difficult to explain why we write songs and what it means for people to hear them, play them live and have people sing them. We're not quite sure what the end goal is, it's as much about the process and the journey and discovering ourselves and expressing ourselves as it is about making connections, communities and giving voice, solidarity and escape to others. It is also an escape route for us and a way out of the ordinary.”
What is clear Blame the youngsound, theme and “spiritually” As Kiran says, it's that on their third album, October Drift, they're really comfortable with themselves, but as they look inward, they've created an important record to create connection and understanding on a much broader level, which is for sure. to be a hit with fans old and new.
October Drift laid the foundation for the new album with the recent release of the lead single, album opener and title track, which quickly proved to be a radio hit added to the Radio support at BBC 6Music. It also proved to be a hit live, with the band treating their fans to the single during their UK tour in April and also at their sold-out debut show in Paris last month.
To celebrate the upcoming album, the band have announced their biggest headline show to date and will play London's La Scala on November 5, 2024. Tickets are selling quickly and are on sale now through Gigantic. here.
BLAME THE YOUNG TRACK LIST
Blame the young
demons
Nothing makes me feel (like you)
Wallflower
I don't mind
Everybody breaks
Limit
Tyrannosaurus shipwreck
Gap
Heal
Don't run anymore
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