Elvis Costello & The Imposters have released their latest track, “Paint the Red Rose Blue,” which is the second single off the singer’s upcoming album The Boy Named If due out on January 14 2022.

The London-born singer-songwriter’s newest single which has a relaxed almost laid-back feel to it whilst also bringing in heavy and introspective thoughts as he told Rolling Stone, it’s the “account of someone who has long-courted theatrical darkness, only for its violence and cruelty to become all too real. In its wake, a bereft couple learn to love again.” The video is available to view below and on all streaming platforms.

In addition to this release, Costello also shared a new video for his song “Magnificent Hurt,” the lead track with a rather bizarre music video featuring marionette figures made by Tony Sinnett, who conceived the idea along with Costello himself. The Animation is then done by Arlo McFurlow with artwork by Eamon Singer, and the video was edited by Elliot Thomas. You can view the full video below.

The forthcoming album which will feature both singles is the group’s fourth and has been described as an upbeat affair which the singer stated to Spin: “I started The Boy Named If with just an electric guitar, some sharps and flats, high heels and lowdowns, with five songs in bright major keys,”  and then “carried on to write a whole new record for the Imposters to play.”

Costello has been releasing albums somewhat frequently since the start of the pandemic, beginning with Hey Clockface in October of 2020.  Then this March, he put out an EP featuring new versions of six songs from that album sung in French which included various artists such as Iggy Pop. Also in September, he released Spanish Model, a Spanish-language version of his 1978 album This Year’s Model featuring famous Latin music artists.