Temples are back with "Certainty", the first single from their new album

26 September 2016, 10:23 | Written by Laurence Day

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Retro psych fiends Temples have shared "Certainty", the first taste of their upcoming sophomore album.

The foursome have also confirmed a headline show at London's Oslo Hackney on 6 October. Tickets are on sale 27 September.

Frontman James Bagshaw, who produced the swoony jam, says:

“When writing the melody for 'Certainty', I wanted to create something with almost an eerie, early Disney vibe, something playful and harmonious, but with a dark twist. Producing the song was as much about layering as it was about sparseness - the verses needed to reveal the thumping motion of the bass and the reflective lyrics, and the melody had to be paired with the right ambience. The chorus was approached in an opposite way, layer after layer, thickening the sound. There’s a blend between moog bass, and actual bass, and the song switches between synthetic and analogue sounds throughout. The guitar mirrors the synth, and vice versa.”

Temples' second LP is released "early" 2017 via Heavenly Recordings. It follows 2014 debut Sun Structures and the lauded Sun Re-Structured remix record.

Listen to "Certainty" below.