Saint Raymond has finished his long-awaited second album. In an official press statement released today (November 15th) via Dedikated PR, Saint Raymond declared that his sophomore album is arriving on April 16th, 2021.
Entitled We Forgot We Were Dreaming, the album will mark half a decade since Saint Raymonds’ blinding debut, Young Blood. Released back in July of 2015, Young Blood contains the hit songs Great Escape, I Want You, Everything She Wants, and Bonfires.
Saint Raymond offered the first delicious taster from his upcoming album, Solid Gold, on Friday November 13th. An indie bop with soft rock vibes, Solid Gold examines a relationship under pressure, but one that is still worth working on.
Solid Gold opens with a poignant, isolated guitar riff. Before long, Saint Raymond incorporates some punchy percussion and starts singing relatable lyrics about numerous relationship troubles. Raymond sings: “I don’t really care what your friends say/I just wanna know where you go/Just give me your hand we could slip away/When we get reckless time goes slow”.
Raymond encapsulates the unrelenting need to make a special relationship work, something every listener has been through. This theme continues in the pre-chorus, as Raymond sings: “A new day brings us back to earth/And like it hell it hurts/But we keep on going/Yeah, we keep on going”, showing a refusal to give up, and instead, work through their relationship problems.
Saint Raymond explained the meaning behind solid gold in an official press release. Raymond, real name Callum Burrows, stated that “‘Solid Gold’ is about trying to rekindle the spark and make things work because you know that there is something special in the relationship and it’s worth fighting for. It’s about knowing that all of the good things override the negatives.”
Saint Raymond announced the arrival of Solid Gold via social media on Friday. Taking to Instagram, Raymond posted the tantalising track’s lyrics, writing in the caption: “A little ‘Solid Gold’ to learn and sing.”
In preparation for We Forgot We Were Dreaming, Saint Raymond disclosed additional album tracks Wide Eyed Blind, Love This Way and Right Way Round. Raymond dropped Wide Eyed Blind on September 29th, after sharing Love This Way on August 12th, and Right Way Round on May 29th.
In an official statement, Saint Raymond divulged details of his upcoming project, relaying that “The album is generally about relationships – whether that be friendships or love interests. It encompasses things I have picked up from around me seeing people falling in and out of love.”
Raymond continued, stating that “It’s also about the relationship we all have with ourselves and in our own minds. There are a few songs on ’We Forgot We Were Dreaming’ that are about mental health and my relationship with that.”
Along with the announcement of new material, Saint Raymond has confirmed that he will embark on an intimate UK tour, also scheduled for April 2021. Saint Raymond will start the tour in Leeds and end the tour in the artist’s home town of Nottingham.
Solid Gold is out now. The official tour dates for Saint Raymonds’ UK 2021 tour, as well as the tracklisting to We Forgot We Were Dreaming, can be found below:
16/04/2021 – The Key Club – Leeds
17/04 – The Castle & Falcon – Birmingham
19/04 – Oslo Hackney – London
20/04 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
1. We Forgot We Were Dreaming
2. Right Way Round
3. Love This Way
4. Talk
5. Alright
6. Wide Eyed Blind
7. Solid Gold
8. Soft Landing
9. Gone By Morning
10. Killer
11. Only You
12. Amsterdam
