The XCERTS have shared another tracks from their upcoming record ‘i think i want to go home now.’, showcasing a different strand of the emotions it is set to be defined by.
Titled ‘bury you’, it finds the band coming out the other side of the grief, turmoil and hurt that has been found within previous singles. Musically it takes things up a notch, delivering a brash and gritty splattering of rock and roll spirit. But lyrically, it sees vocalist Murray McLeod pushing and pulling at what life after devastation is like. How to live with what you have experienced and how to move forward in a way that doesn’t brush over what has come before but also doesn’t disguise and hide it.
The result is powerful and poignant, two things that The Xcerts are experts in bringing to life.
Murray had this to say about it:
Towards the end of the writing process I was taking stock and I wanted something that had – what’s the right way to put it? – not a sense of hope, but something that’s almost meant to feel like a sobering conversation. I had a lot of those with close friends of mine who were also having tough times during that period so I wanted to have a song that represents tough love. It also acts as a reflective conversation and a statement of intent for myself. ‘This ain’t your first rodeo’ is a funny line but I’ve found myself saying it a lot and it’s true.”
‘i think i want to go home now.’ will be released on July 10 via FLG.
Here is previous offering ‘rinse, repeat’:
