"It’s about us trying to clean up our act a bit": Getdown Services to return with new album, Massive Champion

Formed by Josh Law and Ben Sadler, Getdown Services made their debut in 2023 with their first album, Crisps, and have established themselves throughout the grassroots scene with their playful dissection of British culture. Today, new track "I Can't Die Like That" arrives as the second preview of the upcoming collection of songs, following "The Radiator".

Speaking about the single, the band say, “‘I Can’t Die Like That’ is about the feeling of simple things becoming complicated. We thought it was interesting to think about the ways in which something as straightforward as dying can be difficult. It’s also about clinging on to feelings that comfort you but aren’t necessarily healthy.”

Massive Champion was written across a relentless touring schedule, in green rooms and on car journeys, and is described as the pair's "boldest and most expansive statement to date, an ode to childhood, British cultural detritus and the absurd poetry of everyday life".

Speaking about the album, Getdown Services say it's “about self pity and realising that maybe all of the healing your inner child stuff you hear about isn’t actually total bollocks. Musically and lyrically I think it’s about us trying to clean up our act a bit.”

Massive Champion artwork

Massive Champion tracklist

"Poor Bannister"
"I Can’t Die Like That"
"Probiotic"
"Cha Cha Slide"
"The Radiator"
"The Definitive Map"
"A Crazy Story"
"What’s On Your Mind?"
"Stop Living"
"No One Likes Me"
"Check The Definition"
"Lentils"
"600 Dance Lessons"