Take heed to Alfie Templeman begin a “new chapter” on London-inspired new single ‘Beckham’
Alfie Templeman has ventured right into a “new chapter” along with his summery new single ‘Beckham’. Test it out under.
The monitor is the most recent single to be shared from the London-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and performer’s upcoming album ‘Radiosoul’
The LP marks his second studio album, and the follow-up to his 2022 breakout debut ‘Mellow Moon’. It’s set for launch on June 7 through Chess Membership Information/AWAL Recordings, and has already seen singles together with ‘Hi there Lonely’ and ‘Eyes Broad Shut’.
Now, with simply over two weeks till the complete album drops, Templeman has shared one more teaser from the LP. In ‘Beckham’, the singer-songwriter combines his signature breezy vocals with a catchy refrain and slick groove.
“The refrain of this track is the listing of locations I used to be seeking to transfer homes to in London,” Templeman mentioned of the inspiration behind ‘Beckham’. “I moved for the primary time in my life in the summertime of ’23, which was actually thrilling, however the days counting right down to transferring out actually felt just like the realest and most dignifying moments of my life. It felt like a complete new chapter had began.”
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As for the album as a complete, the venture is ready to see the multi-instrumentalist be part of forces with cult producer Dan Carey – whom he describes as a “dream to make music with” – and see Templeman push his boundaries additional than ever earlier than.
Whereas nonetheless sustaining the sense of optimism and feel-good power seen on ‘Mellow Moon’, with the brand new LP, the singer is ready to showcase extra maturity in each his sound and subject material.
“What he addresses with ‘Radiosoul’ is the struggles with social media, feeling knackered by touring, studying to take care of anxiousness and panic assaults, and transferring out of your mother and father’ home – all when you’re additionally nonetheless attempting to determine your self out,” reads a press launch.
It’s also set to see him embark on a journey of self-discovery, in addition to experiment with new genres and retain the identical sense of pleasure that put him on the map. Visit here to pre-order.
“There’s an thrilling power that will get captured while you don’t know what’s coming subsequent. Each track is deliberately totally different from the final. It’s in regards to the bizarre and the great, the large, brilliant, bursting moments and the quiet, uncooked, reflective moments,” he mentioned of the album.
“Again after I began out, what actually excited me was utilizing music as a method of documenting my life. Every EP felt like a bit of diary entry, taking the final half a yr of my life condensed into a couple of songs. This album actually jogs my memory of that, however this time it appears again at my complete life.
“I lastly really feel a bit of extra assured about combating the darkness that may inevitably lurk round now and again. This album is about turning 20: coming into a brand new decade of your life and determining the way you guided your self to the place you are actually even in the event you don’t actually understand how.”
Templeman can be celebrating the album launch with a run of document retailer tour dates, together with stops in London, Nottingham, Bristol, Liverpool and extra. Visit here for remaining tickets and discover a listing of occasions under.
Alfie Templeman’s in retailer tour dates are:
JUNE
6 –Bedford Esquires, Slide Information
7 –Pryzm Kingston, Banquet Information
10 – Tough Commerce, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
11 – Tough Commerce, Nottingham (SOLD OUT)
12 –Tough Commerce East, London (SOLD OUT)
12 –Tough Commerce East, London – Matinee
18 – Assai Information, Glasgow
19 – Tough Commerce, Liverpool
In a four-star overview of the musician’s debut studio effort, NME wrote: “The album rigorously twists and turns via Templeman’s headspace as he searches for solutions to an escape from the doldrums of recent life, flickering between loss (‘Do It’) and reassurance (the buoyant, mood-lifting ‘Color Me Blue’).”