The Murder Capital have shared an emotional new single called ‘A Distant Life’. Check it out below.
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Released today (February 18), the track marks the final preview of the band’s upcoming third album ‘Blindness’.
It follows on from the previously released songs ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’, ‘Words Lost Meaning’, ‘Love Of Country’ and ‘The Fall’.
With the latest teaser of the LP, the band take on a more carefree, laid-back approach. This includes frontman James McGovern and co. honing in on melodies and taking inspiration from literature.
“I wrote the lyrics for this one in transit to one of the many inspiring service stops on tour in the UK. I’d been listening to a podcast called Poetry Unbound about Margaret Atwood’s poem ‘All Bread’ and felt the urge to write,” the singer explained in a new statement.
“I knew I wanted the music to be naive and unaffected, much like true love itself, so myself and Irv [Damien “irv” Tuit, guitarist] stood outside the back of the venue in Liverpool that evening. I asked him to play two chords back and forth.”
He continued: “It all came together in a flash with some added flair from Irv, and in that moment the distance between my girlfriend and I shrunk slightly, if just for a moment.” Listen here:
As for the new record, ‘Blindness’ is set for release on February 21 and is available for pre-order here. It follows on from the Irish quintet’s acclaimed 2023 album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, which arrived four years after their breakout debut ‘When I Have Fears’.
According to a new description, it is set to be “a record that’s both momentous and charged with momentum”, as well as one that is “intimate and simultaneously expansive, [containing] 11 songs that don’t hang about in terms of grabbing the listener”.
When the record was first announced, McGovern spoke to NME about the origin of the album’s title: “There were a couple of other titles that almost caught fire for us, but they were doused pretty quickly,” he explained.
“‘Blindness’ ended up being the one, looking at the themes across the record. This denial of faith – also a grappling with faith – and an underbelly of Irishness running through it.
“I think blindness is endemic in the human condition, really. We’re made of blind spots. We try to focus on things and meet each person, task and song with as true a heart as possible. But at the same time, it’s powerful to be aware of how much you can’t see.”
The Murder Capital are set to embark on a world tour later this year – visit here to purchase tickets and find a full list of upcoming dates. As well as those gigs, the band have also announced their “biggest headline show to date”, set for the Iveagh Gardens in Dublin on July 19. They’ll be joined by British punk duo Soft Play – FKA Slaves – and London trio and former NME Cover stars Mary In The Junkyard.
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