Divorce share new single ‘Gears’
Divorce | Photo credit: Flower Up
Praise for Divorce
“Exuberant, sincere indie-rock” - Clash
"Their music might come firmly from the tangled depths of the heart, but they’re also relishing every win they can whilst putting it all out there." - DIY
"There’s vulnerability from the second the play button is pressed." – Dork
“This is a band that knows themselves, their sound, and one another, inside out.” - The Evening Standard
"Awash with satisfying harmonies, their country-chamber-pop exudes familiarity and sophistication to soften that irreverent, punchy lyricism." - The Independent
“Their knack for theatricality, ambition, passion for their craft and unique storytelling ability have allowed them to experience a lightning rise" - The Line of Best Fit
“Genre-mingling instrumentation that boasts a sweet blend of country and indie-folk” - So Young
Divorce are today sharing new single 'Gears', their first music of the year, which is produced by Catherine Marks (boygenius, Foals, Wolf Alice). Also announced today is news of their biggest UK headline show to date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall in October, and two very special hometown headline shows at Nottingham’s Bodega, all of which follow a packed Spring and Summer live schedule that includes SXSW, a UK tour with Everything Everything, and a raft of international festivals.
Finding themselves on the lips of many tastemakers heading into 2024, drawing international media support and becoming fixtures on the BBC 6 Music playlist, Divorce have already been out on the road in support of both Bombay Bicycle Club and The Vaccines this year, on the heels of 2023’s acclaimed EP Heady Metal. Lauded as a striking portrait of insecurity upon release, it marched through everything from nervy and fluttering meditations on learning to be comfortable in your own skin, to wracked documents on the bubbling frustration that comes with the flaws we know we possess but cannot fix.
A restless band by nature, new single ‘Gears’ is about juggling identities and responsibilities, and the emotional cost of trying to be all things to all people. Fitting then that ‘Gears’ itself reveals two sides, initially all soft and melodic before transforming into something jittery and intense on top of which singer/guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow contemplates “I don’t remember when the gears got stuck”, while it surges to its dramatic crescendo. Of the new single, he offers: “Gears was written when I’d just moved to London and was working very long hours whilst trying to keep up with increasing band commitments for Divorce. I was spending all of my time working or playing shows and couldn’t maintain any kind of social life or keep up with the spending a social life felt like it would cost. The song came out of those frustrations.”
With ‘Gears’, Divorce once again prove themselves to be greater than the sum of their parts, with a theatricality, drama, poise and undeniable talent for gripping composition.
Listen to new single 'Gears' on streaming services here and watch the video here
Divorce - UK live dates 2024
Tickets on sale here.
Pre-sale for both Bodega shows and Islington Assembly Hall begins 10am on Wednesday 13th March. General on sale from 10am on Friday 15th March.
11 March-16 March - SXSW, Austin, USA
26 March - SGW3 Galvanizers, Glasgow, UK **
27 March - Stylus, Leeds, UK **
29 March - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK **
30 March - New Century Hall, Manchester, UK **
31 March - De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill, UK **
02 April - Junction, Cambridge, UK **
04 April - Rock City, Nottingham, UK **
05 April - Troxy, London, UK **
06 April - O2 Academy, Bristol, UK **
17 May - London Calling Festival, Amsterdam, NL
25 May - Bearded Theory Festival, Derbyshire, UK
01 June - This Must Be The Place Festival, Leeds, UK
15 June - Brighten The Corners Festival, Ipswich, UK
16 June - Black Deer Festival, Kent, UK
05 July - MIDI Festival, FR
28 July - Truck Festival, Oxford, UK
30 August - Brighton Psych Festival, Brighton, UK
31st August - Manchester Psych Festival, Manchester, UK
1st Sept - Edinburgh Psych Festival, Edinburgh, UK
25 Sept - Bodega, Nottingham UK
26 Sept - Bodega, Nottingham, UK
23 October - Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
** = Supporting Everything Everything
