Jaws The Shark (real name Olly Bailey) has shared his brand-new single, ‘Lately’.
The introspective new offering arrives ahead of the multi-instrumentalist’s much-awaited debut album, ‘Wasteland’, which lands July 19 via SO Recordings.
The 11-track project was produced by previous collaborator George Perks and features bassist Brendan O’Boyle and Dinosaur Pile-Up’s Michael Sheils on drums.
Describing the album’s latest cut, Olly has shared:
“I wrote ‘Lately’ about giving up a job that I’d fallen out of love with for various reasons, but it was a job that had given me so much; allowed me to travel the world, meet amazing people and made me the person I am today.
“Without it, I wouldn’t even be in a position to be releasing my own music. Despite all of that, I felt an overwhelming compulsion to go it alone and blaze my own trail.
“I knew that if I were to give it up there would be no going back, but the draw of wanting to prove myself to myself was a path that I knew I needed to go down to see where it lead.
“I’m currently on that path and not knowing where it leads is both the best and worst part about it!”
Have a listen to the track via the video below.
Discussing his forthcoming album further, he added:
“‘Wasteland’ is an album that I’d been wanting to write for some time now, and one that I’m really proud of personally.
“Some of the tracks that I write wouldn’t necessarily be put into the Jaws The Shark category when you look back at what I’ve released previously, but I wanted this album to show off some of my versatility that I like to explore when writing songs.”
On the live circuit, Olly will support Indoor Pets at The Garage in London, on May 30, ahead of a UK and EU headline tour in September, which begins at Kazimer Stockroom in Liverpool on September 13 – visit here to buy tour tickets.
