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CRAWLERS have shared their new single “Kills Me To Be Kind” via Interscope Records. The single comes as the Liverpool alt-rock four-piece ready themselves for the release of their hotly anticipated debut album The Mess We Seem To Make on February 16th.
“Kills Me To Be Kind” takes the band into a world of anthemic rock, worthy of stadium crowds and explosive chants, yet holds a sentiment close to the hearts of those in young diminishing relationships. Pre-order The Mess We Seem To Make HERE
‘“Kills Me To Be Kind” is a song for all the people pleasers. The ones ready to settle in a relationship where they felt diminished of their true self and finally breaking out of that moment,’ elaborates lead singer Holly Minto of the track.
It follows a string of electrifying releases from CRAWLERS including debut album cuts “Call It Love” and “Would You Come To My Funeral,” which launched as a Radio 1 ‘Hottest Record in the World’ in September, and cements their reputation as one of the most exhilarating bands to come out of Liverpool in recent years.
Speaking about The Mess We Seem To Make, singer Holly Minto says, “This album debut comes from us honing our craft, being vulnerable with each other, finding our sound and saying exactly what we wanted to. I think that’s a lot of what the Crawlers sound is, being honest with each other about how to get the correct emotions out – trying, failing, and pushing each other to keep playing and writing to the limits.”
True to their word The Mess You Seem To Maketakes on a whole range of challenging topics; trauma, sexual politics, mental health, the general goings on in a young person’s life. Across the record, feelings of loneliness, insecurity and toxic forms of dependence are held up to the light and examined in close context.
It digs deeper into what fans already know and love about Crawlers’ eclectic alt-rock sound and builds on the relationship of trust they have with producer Pete Robertson and engineer Tom Roach at Liverpool’s Coastal Studios, crafting anthemic rock songs where each member’s playing personality can truly thrive. Rather than forcing themselves in any one sonic direction, they maintained the free-wheeling spirit of 2022’s mixtape Loud Without Noise, producing a striking debut which cements their status as the UK’s next big crossover alternative act.
The Mess We Seem To Make features 12 tracks and will be available on various formats including Deluxe CD, white vinyl, blue splatter vinyl and silver glitter cassette.
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