Divorce share new single "Wendolene" as part of Drive to Goldenhammer (Deluxe Edition)
Divorce have unveiled the surprise release of a deluxe edition of their debut album, Drive to Goldenhammer, featuring three brand new songs.
Speaking on the new single, the band shared: "Wendolene hints at what lies beyond Drive to Goldenhammer, bridging a gap toward our next chapter, and whilst we tried to maintain the surrealism of the record this edges into something darker than most of our debut record. Also, as a band we’re obsessed with Wallace and Gromit, so this song pays homage through its title to A Close Shave, and if you have a sharp eye you may see a very niche reference to the film in the music video! Whilst we were recording we sung to pictures of Wendolene and Cilla Black, which I think if you listen carefully is very obvious in the vocal performance."
"On our debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’, we sought to build a makeshift place and home within the songs and each other amidst the transience of our lives on the road over the last few years. With the ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ Deluxe Edition, along with live versions of some of the album tracks, you’ll hear unreleased songs and demo recordings that landed somewhere on the outskirts of Goldenhammer like ‘O Calamity’ and ‘Chip’ or ‘Pretty Lights and ‘Tiny Animals’. In ‘Wendolene’, we are beginning the journey onwards, towards wherever it is we feel we want to go," says singer and guitarist Felix Felix Mackenzie-Barrow.
Tracklist:
Disc 1
- Antarctica
- Lord
- Fever Pitch
- Karen
- Jet Show
- Parachuter
- All My Freaks
- Hangman
- Pill
- Old Broken String
- Where Do You Go
- Mercy
Disc 2
- Wendolene
- O Calamity
- Chip
- Tiny Animals (Demo)
- Pretty Lights (Demo)
- Karen (Abbey Road Session)
- Pill (Live at the BBC)
- I Want To Break Free (Live at the BBC)
Drive to Goldenhammer (Deluxe Edition) is out now.
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