Take heed to Advantages’ “relentless” and gritty new single, ‘Thump’

Advantages have shared a brand new single referred to as ‘Thump’ – you may hearken to it beneath.

Written in August, the Teesside punk outfit’s gritty newest providing is constructed round “a relentless electro drone thud” created by synth participant Robbie Main, frontman Kingsley Corridor instructed NME.

“The lyrics attempt to tie collectively all of the unfastened ends of a troublesome summer time, from each a political and private perspective. It’s about having your confidence knocked and anxieties triggered in a time of turmoil,” he added.

“Placing the present horror present of UK politics to 1 facet, from a private standpoint, summer time was simply terrible. My dad died unexpectedly and to be sincere I’m nonetheless struggling to get my head round it.

“The Queen died across the identical time and in a manner, it felt like my grief was stalled by this odd, colossal, nationwide mourning. My very own emotions and heartbreak felt insignificant. I used to be overwhelmed by guilt for not with the ability to really feel the way in which I ought to have been feeling.”

Corridor continued: “All the pieces round me, each store entrance, each black tied information reporter, each sugar-coated boring melancholy tune on the radio, all these respectful hushed tones, all of the enforced regret, all of it appeared like an assault. I used to be utterly numb. I can’t actually describe it, it was – and nonetheless is – simply correctly, correctly garbage.”

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Corridor went on to say that his “frustrations with the state of the nation” and reflections on private issues are all “combined into the second half” of ‘Thump’: “The concern of getting outdated and jealousy of youth; the anxiousness of feeling out of my depth; imposter syndrome.”

As for the primary half, the frontman mentioned it's made up of “pure political anger [and] fury at these demonic leaders” on the prime of presidency.

“Rage on the sound of nothingness from the mainstream, this tedious wistful romanticism, endlessly harking again, the place’s the anger in our leisure?”

Corridor instructed NME: “We tried to juxtapose all of that with a sense of hope for the long run, sonically and lyrically. My dad was at all times hopeful. However then, on the very finish, we abruptly reduce the recording and kill off the hope.”

‘Thump’ arrives with an intense official video by Eddy Maynard, which was shot within the land surrounding Holme Home Jail in Stockton-on-Tees.  You possibly can watch the clip above.

Advantages are set to embark on a UK headline tour subsequent month – see the total itinerary beneath.

NOVEMBER
18 – Stereo, Glasgow

19 – Pop Recs, Sunderland 

20 – Joiners, Southampton

21 – Cavern, Exeter

22 –  Unusual Brew, Bristol

23 – Oslo, London

24 – Bodega, Nottingham 

25 –  Sure, Manchester