Today Spring King share ‘The Hum’, the massive new single from their forthcoming album A Better Life. Taking the bands trademark choruses to the next level, ‘The Hum’ is a raucous chant-along roar of fight-for-your life invincibility. The track was premiered last night by Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1 and can be streamed/purchased now.
Of the track, Spring King’s James Green says: “"The Hum’ is a song about returning to old haunts and old memories, and attempting to relive those visceral experiences and emotions, whilst realising that you've allowed yourself to slip into a life that wasn't necessarily what you'd planned. It also came to encompass all the broader themes that the album touches on - self-reflection, overcoming adversity and negativity, and a constant striving for something better.”
A Better Life is released August 31 via Island Records. A stunning evolution from their 2016 debut, Tell Me If You Like To, the new album is a primal, joyous demand for no less than a better world. A Better Life finds the Manchester four-piece fully collaborating; the result is an astounding volcanic flare of musical energy, born of an equally collective confidence from Tarek and his bandmates Pete Darlington (guitar), Andy Morton (guitar) and James Green (bass).
A Better Life is produced once again by Tarek, who won the Self-Producing Artist of the Year at the Music Producer’s Guild Awards 2017 for his work on Spring King’s debut Tell Me If You Like To. Musically, however, A Better Life is a triumphant advancement of their previous material and the sound of the band truly understanding their own power.
Spring King recently announced their biggest ever UK tour for this September - culminating in shows at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town and Manchester’s O2 Ritz. This weekend they play Sheffield’s Tramlines Festival and will also make appearances at RiZe and Reading and Leeds Festivals. Tickets for all dates are available now.
Spring King festival dates
- 22nd July Tramlines Festival, Sheffield
- 18th August RiZe Festival, Cheltenham
- 25th August Reading Festival, Reading
- 26th August Leeds Festival, Bramham Park
- 1st September Bingley Music Live, Bingley
Headline tour dates
- 19th September St Lukes, Glasgow
- 20th September The Cluny, Newcastle
- 21st September Plug 2, Sheffield
- 22nd September O2 Academy 2, Liverpool
- 25th September Thekla, Bristol
- 26th September Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
- 27th September O2 Institute 2, Birmingham
- 28th September O2 Forum Kentish Town, London
- 29th September O2 Ritz, Manchester
Spring King (Tarek Musa, Peter Darlington, James Green, Andrew Morton) Photo copyright Hollie Fernando (All rights reserved)
Listen to new track ‘The Hum’
Tap here to Pre-order new album A Better Life
out August 31 via Island Records
Listen to new track ‘The Hum’
Tap here to Pre-order new album A Better Life
out August 31 via Island Records
A Better Life can be pre-ordered now.
