Alternative rock stars You Me At Six have teased an exciting new release recorded at the iconic London Abbey Road Studios coming out soon. The band joins the ever-expanding list of acts to perform special live session at the emblematic space, an honour carrying a lot of significance in the British music culture. The supposed new track is likely to feature on the Surrey five-piece’s upcoming album SUCKAPUNCH due out 15 January 2021 via Underdog/AWAL Recordings, available to pre-order here.
You Me At Six shared a teaser picture of all member crossing the famous road outside the studio, widely known from the cover of The Beatles’ album Abbey Road from 1969 recorded at the same place. The studio famously hosted the Liverpool legends for their innovative recording session in the 60s and remained globally associated with the band ever since. The post below shows the five band members following the steps of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison for an image that speaks volumes without further description.
Вижте тази публикация в Instagram.Did something pretty special at @abbeyroadstudios today. Coming soon… #SUCKAPUNCH
The band have remained very vague in what is coming out and when, and apart from the ambiguous “coming soon…” in the social media posts there is not any other information yet. It is very likely going to be a new track, or a live recording or rework on their well-known hits or single releases. Most recently, Nothing But Thieves released and orchestral version of their single ‘Impossible‘ off their latest record Moral Panic, recorded at Abbey Road Studios. While it is unlikely that You Me At Six will follow the same aporoach, the teaser does suggest a special new release that is definitely going to capture everyone’s attention.
So far the band have released two powerful tracks of their upcoming album SUCKAPUNCH. At the end of August this year, You Me And Six dropped the punky “MAKEMEFEELALIVE“ accompanied by a spectacular music video suggesting a follow-up to the dynamic story. Most recently, the band released the second single Beautiful Way that offered a more melodic but equally electric sound and lifted the expectations for the new record even higher.
Judging by the first two singles, the band’s upcoming seventh release is going to sound heavier and more focused that ever heard before. In an exclusive recent interview for Calm, frontman John Franceschi discussed the inspiration behind the record, its lyrical themes and how important spending time in Thailand was for the entire recording and production process. He went on to state:
“Music has always been good for the soul. It offers an escapism from reality and has the power to connect people to happy, bad or vulnerable places. When someone is feeling misunderstood, they can feel like music understands and accepts them. It’s an unbelievably powerful thing, but also comes with responsibility.”
“When someone is feeling misunderstood, they can feel like music understands and accepts them.”
ICYMI: we spoke to @joshmeatsix from @youmeatsix about their new album SUCKAPUNCH and how it embraces vulnerability and smashes toxic masculinity.https://t.co/dYdOsSVDat
— CALM (@theCALMzone) November 3, 2020
You Me At Six return to touring in 2021, given the current lockdown situation improves and we are all allowed back out for live concerts. So far, they are appearing on seven shows in the UK at the end of May, with tickets available here and all dates listed below:
19/05/2021 – Barrowland – Glasgow
20/05 – O2 Academy – Bristol
21/05 – Academy – Manchester
23/05 – O2 Academy – Newcastle
24/05 – Cardiff University – Cardiff
25/05 – O2 Forum Kentish Town
29/05 – Singleton Park – Swansea
