have shared a video for the second-part of their AA-side single, coming out on October 28th.
‘Semi-Automatic’ follows ‘Heavens Above’, unveiled last month, and is another offering from their recording session with Pulp’s Steve Mackey over the summer. Luring you in with a strangely dreamy opening with layers of repetitive guitars and random spurts of chiming keys, the track bursts into life with the typically roaring vocals from frontman Oliver Henry Burslem who commands the track over punchy riffs with notions of cutting yourself off, building walls and forming divisions. Described as a “simple and direct response to what is current and what we have seen, read and been part of over the period since the band started touring”, there is an inkling that the band have looked to Donald Trump for this latest offering and they pull no punches.
Gaining more intensity as it progresses, layers of dirty guitar riffs, clattering percussion and prominent keys create something direct and emphatic as Burslem urges everyone to ‘get it together’. The accompanying visuals are directed by Ben Crook, and feature the band performing at Ridley Road Market Bar in Dalston, London.
The release of the new AA-side follows their acclaimed debut album ‘Alas Salvation’ which came out earlier this year, with the band set to start recording their second album in the near future. They are about to set out on a UK tour which will include a date at Broadcast in Glasgow on Friday 21st October.
Check it out below:
