London post-punk band White Lies has shared a new track “As I Try Not To Fall Apart” from the upcoming new album with the same title.
The new single is the band’s first music in nearly two years. The last album Five came out in 2019. Alongside the track, White Lies has shared a video, directed by Jame Arden. “The track made me think of people trying to lift themselves out of emotional spirals – navigating feelings of fragility and fighting everyday pressures just so they can keep it together – and it made me think about how we can be buried and overwhelmed by our feelings and emotions, and how we could explore that, visually” Arden said in a statement.
Frontman Harry McVeigh added: “Being buried in sand was too mad to pass up. The sensation was really chilling and I was picking sand out of my ears for days, but I’m thrilled with the video, it really carries the message of the song and it looks beautiful“.
Watch the video below.
Talking about the new single, the band said: “We wrote this song quickly, late one night, and often the songs which come quickest are written from the gut and the heart, not with the head. We wanted the melody to feel like a hymn, to give the confessional lyrics weight despite being wrapped up as a pop song. It’s about accepting vulnerability as a man, and knowing it’s ok to be broken. There’s never been a more pressing time to spread the message that it’s ok to not be ok“.
A new album with the same title as the leading track will be released on 18th February 2022 and can be pre-ordered here. It will be the bands’ sixth record and has been recorded at Assault & Battery studios in west London. The tracklisting of the album is:
1. ‘Am I Really Going To Die’
2. ‘As I Try Not To Fall Apart’
3. ‘Breathe’
4. ‘I Don’t Want To Go To Mars’
5. ‘Step Outside’
6. ‘Roll December’
7. ‘Ragworm’
8. ‘Blue Drift’
9. ‘The End’
10. ‘There Is No Cure For It’
White Lies also announced the EU and UK tour next year, starting off on 10th March in Nottingham and finishing off on the 22nd May in Tourcoing, France. Tickets go on sale on 30th September and can be purchased here. See the full list of tour cities below.
