Will Younger has launched new observe Midnight, the second single from his forthcoming album Gentle It Up.
One of many extra poignant moments on his new album, this wistful electronic-pop quantity is written by Will Younger with long-time collaborators Jim and Mima Elliot, who labored with him on his album Echoes.
Midnight performs out the internal dialogue of a single man in his 40s – with a glint of Younger’s humour within the tongue-in-cheek lyrics. The singer mentioned: “Midnight was the final tune written for the album and it occurred fairly unexpectedly. The tune attracts inspiration from being single in your 40s and how one can nonetheless not have your sh*t collectively! It’s intentionally humorous, truthful and open – all set to a improbable groove.”
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“The video, that I directed in Mexico,” continued Will, “is taking part in on the theme of being single and maybe ‘othered’ by society. I needed to be virtually a glamorous alien alone in a disco.”
Will Younger’s forthcoming ninth studio album Gentle It Up – out on 9 August – is his first album of originals in 5 years. Hailed as his return to “joyous pop”, the 10-track assortment additionally options the 80s-inspired single Falling Deep.
Younger mentioned: “I actually hope that is the go-to pop album for a dance, for a cry and for a celebration. I do know I do all three with it. It feels empowering to jot down songs about what it’s to be mid-40s, in a unique form, nonetheless annoyed with sure features of my life.”
Gentle It Up Tracklisting
Falling Deep
Gentle It Up
Feels Simply Like A Win
Midnight
Me With out You
The Worst
No Man’s Land
Speak About It
All the things However You
I Received’t Let You Down
To pre-order Gentle It Up, click on right here
To have fun his forthcoming new album, Will is embarking on his most intimate tour but. He mentioned: “I’m very excited to be going to a number of locations I haven’t been. I needed to go to smaller venues so I might correctly get across the nation moderately than simply taking part in the massive cities.”
The tour runs from 3 September by way of to early December. For a full checklist of dates, click on right here.
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