Dilly Dally drop brooding fuzz-fuelled single "Sober Motel"

Canada's Dilly Dally have shared another track from their forthcoming album Heaven.

New single "Sober Motel" is a brooding and emotive track that follows on from "I Feel Free", which arrived in June with the album announcement.

"Sober Motel" holds a personal message for the group, which guitarist/vocalist Katie Monks explains, "'Sober Motel' is a celebration of sobriety, in the midst of an industry that is anything but. I wrote it in a motel bathroom after taking a mystical shower alone. There was something really pure about it all. The song spawned from a sadness I had for my friend Tony (Dilly’s bass player) who was struggling with addiction. We all were realising that being on the road had turned into volatile place for some of us, and it was heartbreaking. In a larger sense, alcohol is so romanticised within our culture. Knowing that it can send so many people into a downward spiral, I wanted to step forward and do the opposite of that, and present people with a different image. All of this in the hopes that it would create a sort of protective layer around the band each night on stage (and anyone else who feels the same)."

The Toronto quartet embark on a US/EU tour later this year, making a one-night stop at London's Sebright Arms on 9 October. Find out more.