Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall have dropped a new single as part of THE WAEVE, titled ‘City Lights’. Check it out below.
Shared this morning (May 2), the new track follows on from the release of their hit breakthrough album ‘THE WAEVE’ last year.
Capturing the same charm as in the critically-acclaimed debut, the new single sees Coxon and Dougall hone in on their already-signature sound, and capture a bold, sultry chorus.
“Now your soul belongs to me/ It’ll be alright/ Out in the darkness, free to fly/ We’ll get some sleep tomorrow,” they sing at the beginning amid a high-energy riff and distorted guitars.
The track is written by the duo and produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Florence + The Machine, Foals). It also sees both members taking on singing duties, as well as keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums and saxophone.
“The city lights bestow a unique magic on everyone – the beautiful and the grotesque, the angels and the devils – shining and seductive, one and all… Who wants to love you and who wants to destroy you?” they said of the new single. Check it out below.
As aforementioned, ‘City Lights’ marks THE WAEVE’s first new music since they shared their eponymous first album, and later dropped a deluxe-edition, and the track is released today as the first single from their forthcoming, soon-to-be-announced, sophomore album.
At time of writing, little is known about what to expect from the new release, although more details are set to be shared shortly.
‘City Lights’ also arrives just one day before The WAEVE are set to play a sold-out show at London’s Hoxton Hall (May 3), and a series of live performances throughout the summer.
The dates include support slots for Elbow, which include gigs in London, Birmingham, Manchester and more, as well as a run of festival appearances at Green Man, Isle of Wight and others.
Check out a full list of upcoming gigs below, and visit here for remaining tickets.
THE WAEVE’s upcoming tour dates are:
MAY
3 – London’s Hoxton Hall
7 – Brighton Centre (supporting Elbow)
9 – London’s The O2 (supporting Elbow)
10 – Birmingham Resorts World Arena (supporting Elbow)
11 – Glasgow’s OVO Hydro (supporting Elbow)
12 – Leeds First Direct Arena (supporting Elbow)
14 – Manchester Co-op Live (supporting Elbow)
15 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (supporting Elbow)
JUNE
23 – Isle Of Wight Festival
30 – Bristol Sounds (supporting The Breeders)
JULY
21 – Warwick Castle (supporting Noel Gallagher)
AUGUST
17 – Green Man Festival
Back in September 2022, THE WAEVE spoke to NME about their then-newly-announced project, and the former Blur guitarist-turned-solo star and the former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator and singer-songwriter opened up about how they landed on their sound.
In the interview, Coxon explained how the two of them share “extremely wide and varied tastes in music”, but sought to fill one another’s “gaps in their musical education”.
“They were probably good gaps for her – a big Van der Graaf Generator and King Crimson gap – and maybe a couple of other jazzy gaps,” he recalled. “There were also some gaps in mine that are now filled with some very tasteful music!” Check out the NME interview in full above.
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