Today, THE XCERTS share "bury you," the latest single from their forthcoming sixth album, 'i think i want to go home now.,' out July 10th via FLG Records. To mark the release, the band will embark on a run of intimate in-store shows across the UK throughout July, including dates at Rough Trade Nottingham, Crash Records in Leeds, and Assai in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Aberdeen.
The band has also been confirmed as special guests to Twin Atlantic, who will tour throughout October. All support dates and in-stores are listed below.
The song arrives towards the end of the album's emotional arc, and carries with it a shift in register - less about the weight of what's been endured and more about what to do with it. Written in the closing stages of the record, "bury you" is a song about tough love: the kind of honest, unflinching conversation that close friends have with each other when things get hard, and the kind you eventually have with yourself. Lyrically, it walks the line between addressing someone else and addressing himself - the chorus functions as both an instruction outward and a reminder inward.
Speaking about the track, Macleod says:
"Towards the end of the writing process, I was taking stock, and I wanted something that had - what's the right way to put it? - not a sense of hope, but something that's almost meant to feel like a sobering conversation. I had a lot of those with close friends of mine who were also having tough times during that period, so I wanted to have a song that represents tough love. It also acts as a reflective conversation and a statement of intent for myself. 'This ain't your first rodeo' is a funny line, but I've found myself saying it a lot, and it's true."
The album was written by all three members together in a room, something the band had not done since their early records, and that closeness is felt throughout. Recorded by Larry Hibbittat Beehive Studios, its ten songs document two years of genuine turbulence, including the passing of bassist Jordan Smith's mother and Macleod's father's cancer diagnosis, processed in real time and in company.
'i think i want to go home now.' arrives July 10th via FLG Records.
Watch the Official Lyric Video for "bury you" Below:
THE XCERTS live:
July 10th - Kingston @ Fighting Cocks (in-store show)
July 11th - 2000 Trees Festival (full album playthrough set)
July 12th - Nottingham @ Rough Trade (in-store show)
July 13th - Leeds @ Crash Records (in-store show)
July 14th - Liverpool @ Jacaranda (in-store show)
July 15th - Glasgow @ Assai (in-store show 1pm)
July 15th - Edinburgh @ Assai (in-store show 5:30pm)
July 16th - Aberdeen @ Assai (in-store show)
August 1st - Arbroath Music and Food Festival
October 16th - Leeds @ Stylus ^
October 17th - Birmingham @ 02 Institute 2 ^
October 18th - Newcastle @ Boiler Shop ^
October 20th - London @ Islington Assembly Hall ^
October 21st - Manchester @ Gorilla ^
October 22nd - Glasgow @ SWG3 Galvanizers ^
^ in support of Twin Atlantic
