THE XCERTS Il nuovo album “Learning How To Live And Let Go” in uscita il 18 agosto via UNFD

‘Learning How To Live and Let Go’ è il quinto capitolo discografico della band, introdotto da due singoli pubblicati nei mesi scorsi, ‘GIMME’ e ‘Ache’ featuring Sam Carter.

“The album is rooted in drama, ego, love, lust, despair, alcohol, euphoria, anxiety, comedy, modern living, sex and friendship but the overarching theme is that of acceptance. I was involved in a prolonged toxic relationship and the fallout from that when it came to a head, led me to indulge in a pretty fuzzed out lifestyle to deafen the noise in my head. Don’t get me wrong, I had a blast at times but breaking point wasn’t enough, I needed more of the unhealthy and as many recreational distractions as I could get” spiega il frontman Murray Macleod, “When I kind of came to after this period in my life, I didn’t walk away from it with a huge Hollywood-esq epiphany, I just felt somewhat quietly healed. The album isn’t about letting go of one person, relationship or situation in particular, it’s about learning how to live without feeling like a prisoner in your own skin and learning how to let go of the parts of you that cling on desperately, only to simmer and hurt. Don’t get me wrong, I’m deeply flawed but self acceptance and letting life ride is my key to finding inner peace and that exists somewhere between calm and chaos… maybe?”

THE XCERTS hanno inoltre rilasciato il nuovo singolo ‘Jealousy’, un altro importante passo in avanti in chiave artistica che lascia intravedere un futuro brillante per il progetto, come spiega Macleod: “Jealousy was the last song written for the record and I’m so glad it made the cut! I took a lot of inspiration from Hole and Weezer and was looking for an arena-ready, alt rock number that took heavy influence from the 90’s but wanted to pull the rug from people’s feet during the outro. We thought it would be cool to ditch the guitars at the end and add 808’s instead of going down the more traditional route. Lyrically, it’s very much rooted in ego, pride and ‘doom-scrolling’. I didn’t think I was a jealous guy until I was involved in a tremendously unhealthy situation with a partner. Couple that with spending too much time on the Internet, and all hell breaks loose!”.

A gennaio la band ha pubblicato il primo singolo ‘GIMME’, descritto da CLASH Magazine come “a furiously catchy, superbly punchy return”, mentre a marzo ecco arrivare ‘Ache’ con Sam Carter degli Architects, nelle vesti di ospite e descritto da DIY come “another lesson in alt-pop brilliance”.