The West Yorkshire synthpop folks Working Men’s Club have dropped a new track from their upcoming album Fear Fear. The new song takes on an ethereal mood that is perhaps a bit darker than one might expect from the young hitmakers. It was noted here that the song is; “built on the kind of crystalline, heaven-sent synth lines that Depeche Mode or The Human League used to trade in”.
Have a listen to “Circumference” down below:
Following the great acclaim of their self titled 2020 album, which was described as being; “scored through with a brooding urgency that breathes new life into well-worn influences”. Fear Fear is set to arrive on the 15th of July 2022 via heavenly. The band’s visionary frontman Syd Minsky- Sargeant remarked on his latest endeavour; “The first album was mostly a personal documentation lyrically, this is a blur between personal and a third-person perspective of what was going on. I like the contrast of it being happy, uplifting music and really dark lyrics”.
He went on to add; “It’s not a minimal record, certainly compared to the first one. That’s because there’s been a lot more going on that needed to be said. We just set out to make the best-sounding album we could,” The very fact that the latest record will be produced by Ross Orton (who has worked with names such as Arctic Monkeys, MIA, Roots Manuva, Tricky and Kelis) will ensure that this ‘ain’t one you’d want to miss.
Minsky-Sargeant has been busy working on a solo project which is reportedly set to arrive in the near future. The singer claimed in an announcement online; “Been working on a solo record for quite some time now. It’s very nearly finished. Hoping it will be publicly audible in the next year or so …Sx”.
WMC are lining up a run of live shows across the UK to mark the occasion of the second album, starting off with an evening in Manchester’s White Hotel for the launch party on the 15th of July 2022. You can see the rest of the dates and locations on the poster down below:
Tickets for these gigs can be found here. If you’d like to get your hands on the new album in a number of different formats (including dazzling editions of blue and pink vinyl as well as signed copies and merch bundles), then follow the link here.
WMC will also be popping up at a few festivals this summer. Including; Wide Awake, Spring Gathering and Bigfoot Festival. More information and tickets are located here.
