October Drift have shared their new single, 'Forever Whatever', the title track from their upcoming debut album, which will be released on January 24th via Physical Education Records. The band are currently on a UK headline tour and will play Manchester's Night & Day Café tonight (October 4th).
A juxtaposition of calm and chaos, the track combines the brooding emotion of Joy Division and New Order with the volatility of The Bends-era Radiohead. Swelling and anthemic, the track opens to an engulfing explosion of distorted guitars, before hushed verses highlight the track's elegiac yet hopeful lyricism. Frontman Kiran Roy's potent vocals are set against resonant instrumentals, before launching into a chorus charged with immersive intensity. "We've never really cared about being fashionable," says Kiran. "Most of our peers are making politically charged music - which is understandable and important - but that's not what comes naturally to us. We've always written from a space that's more personal. I take my faults and fears and mould them into something more positive; be it loneliness, teenage angst, or inadequacy. "I try to put a positive spin on these internal struggles in the hope that a feeling of optimism will reflect onto listeners who are dealing with the same emotions. My favourite music always feels relatable, like you're feeling the same as the artist, even though their intention might not match your interpretation. That's what we're aiming for in our lyrics - a relatability to everyday life."4th - Night & Day Café, Manchester
5th - King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
6th - Bootleg Social, Blackpool
8th - The Parish, Huddersfield
9th - Picture House Social, Sheffield
10th - Portland Arms, Cambridge
11th - Kasbah, Coventry
12th - The Met Lounge, Peterborough
14th - The Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent
15th - The Cookie, Leicester
16th - The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
17th - The Star inn, Guildford
18th - Railway Inn, Winchester
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