Ahead of the imminent release of their third album North East Coastal Town on 19 August, LIFE return with ‘Duck Egg Blue‘, the fourth track to be taken from the album.
‘Duck Egg Blue‘ shows a calmer quieter side to the band as vocalist Mez Green’s boisterous and sardonic vocal style is swapped for tender, ruminative lyrics. Musically there is a meditative rhythm section, which ebbs and flows with subtle electronic elements around a gentle guitar loop.
Speaking on the new release Mez says:
“‘Duck Egg Blue’ is a realist’s love song. The journey of trying to navigate through each other’s feelings and emotions, the strains of close quarters trapped in a tiny flat, the minutiae of everyday life. The overarching sentiment is that no matter what happens, after all that is said and done, we love each other, and we are there for each other.”
The single is also accompanied by a new video which sees different colours of paint swirling and merging with each other. The visual is taken from bassist Lydia Palmeria and her girlfriend painting their bedroom. Speaking on it the band says:
“The video for ‘Duck Egg Blue’ is mix of paint and sentiment, of love and frustration, and the process of turning house into home.”
LIFE’s third album North East Coastal Town is set for release on 19 August.
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LIFE Live dates
Full details and tickets for all shows here
26th – 29th August – Krankenhaus Festival, Muncaster Castle, UK
8th Sep – Big Festival, Andalucia
10th Sep – Mad Cool Sunset, Madrid
Album release in-stores:
19th Aug – Record Junkee, Sheffield (7pm)
22nd Aug – The Vinyl Whistle, Headingley (1pm) / Jumbo, Leeds (3.30pm) / Crash, Leeds (6pm)
23rd Aug – Rough Trade Bristol
24th Aug – Parade Vibes, Watford (1pm) / Rough Trade East, London (7pm)
25th Aug – Pie & Vinyl, Southsea (1pm) / Resident, Brighton (6pm)
UK Tour:
3rd Sept – Album launch party at The Social, Hull
3rd Oct – The Cluny, Newcastle
4th Oct – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
5th Oct – Mash House, Edinburgh
6th Oct – The Deaf Institute, Manchester
7th Oct – Bootleg Social, Blackpool
8th Oct – Bodega, Nottingham
10th Oct – The Fleece, Bristol
11th Oct – Patterns, Brighton
12th Oct – Scala, London
14th Oct – Joiners, Southampton
EU Tour:
27th Sept – Confort Modern, Poitiers
28th Sept – Rock School Barbey, Bordeaux
29th Sept – Astrolabe, Orleans
30th Sept – Point Ephemere, Paris
17th Oct – Blueshell, Cologne
18th Oct – Molotow Club, Hamburg
20th Oct – Café V Lese, Prague
21st Oct – Rocking Chair, Switzerland
22nd Oct – Arci Bellezza, Milan
23rd Oct – Freakout, Bologna
25th Oct – Hole 44, Berlin
26th Oct – Merelyn, Nigmegen
27th Oct – Rotown, Rotterdam
28th Oct – ACU, Utrecht
29th Oct – London Calling Festival, Amsterdam
