UK Indie band Crawlers have announced a new single “Messiah”. The single is the second release the band have announced this year, following “That Time of Year Always” in March.
MESSIAH IS OUT NOW — thank u everyone who helped with this and we hope it helps u crazy bitches too , COMMENT A IF U LOVE THE TRACK !!!https://t.co/2lZiu8wqlY pic.twitter.com/Lr15sY0KtY
— CRAWLERS (@CrawlersHQ) June 6, 2023
Lead vocalist Holly Minto explained that the song deals with placing one’s sadness on their sleeve for the sake of creating art. The song embraces more of a grungier sound and further reveals the possible direction the band will take when they finally release a full length album.
Hailing from Liverpool, the band has been creating significant waves in recent months, with first single “That Time of Year Always” providing an anthemic vibe to tease what the quartet are capable of. In many ways, Crawlers represent the newest trends in music, blasting onto the scene when their single, “Come Over (Again),” went viral on Tik Tok in 2021.
This breakout song provided huge dividends as the band went from viral sensation to opening act for My Chemical Romance when the emo legends appeared at the Reading and Leeds festivals last year. Realising that the sky is the limit for Crawlers, the band embarked on a tour of the US. Shortly thereafter, Polydor Records took notice and signed the group in which they released an EP Loud Without Noise-to instant success.
All of this attention for the band has set fans craving a full album and Crawlers promise this is on the way. Minto, speaking about the possibility of an album and what direction it could take said, “when we eventually do our debut album, its going to have a concept… I think right now we’ve got a bit more of a direction with our sound, and we just want to share with our fans this music that we’ve made that’s so different.”
It is perhaps this mashup of influences and sonic ideas that make Crawlers so palatable to so many listeners. It is certainly a sentiment shared and supported by the band with guitarist Amy Woodall explaining, “at the start [of our career], we did pretty much sit down and say, ‘okay, here’s all our influences and here are the crossover bands we all like-let’s just see what happens.” Describing their EP release as more of a randomised mix-tape then coherent track listing of songs, the music has definitely struck the right chords with fans on both sides of the Atlantic.
Crawlers have timed the release of “Messiah” to coincide with a headlining show in London tomorrow, 8 June, before heading out in support of YUNGBLUD at Eden Project. The band will also make a few appearances during the summer festival circuit, including Download and Glastonbury. Tickets can be found here.
Crawlers UK Shows:
08-11/06/2023 – Download – Derby (Sold Out)
08/06/2023 – Omeara – London
21-23/07/2023 – Truck Festival 2023 – Steventon
