London indie pop risers Life In Film have accomplished quite a bit since forming five years ago. In addition to two EPs, 2012’s Needles & Pins and last year’s self-titled release, the four-piece has played alongside The Rolling Stones and been specially chosen to partake in Burberry’s fashion-meets-music campaign Burberry Acoustic.
Now, the band — whose members initially crossed paths while attending Bournemouth University — is gearing up to drop its debut album, Here It Comes, on May 5th. The 12-track effort was produced by Stephen Street (Blur, Kaiser Chiefs), and represents a lovely fusion of Life In Film’s various influences, from The Doors to The Smiths to Belle & Sebastian.
Following previous LP cuts “It’s What Happens Next That Matters Most” and “Get Closer”, the quartet has offered up the latest track, “Alleyway”. Adorned with guitars that seem to burst like confetti and party streamers, it’s an energetic little pop gem about second chances and that butterflies-in-your-stomach feeling you get when you run into an old flame.
“It’s a song about seeing someone for the first time after having broken up,” frontman Samuel Fry tells Consequence of Sound, adding, “It’s an homage to ‘Ladies Party’ in the final verse from David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs, he was a huge influence on me growing up and so it popped into my head when I was writing the lyrics.” If the track’s lovelorn verses don’t make you nostalgic for “the one that got away,” Fry’s feverish croon (charming British accent included!) certainly will. Listen in below.
Pre-orders for Here It Comes are ongoing. Below, check out Life In Film’s upcoming tour schedule, including US dates The Wombats.
Here It Comes Tracklist:
01. It’s What Happens Next That Matters Most
02. This War
03. Get Closer
04. Set It Off
05. Anna, Please Don’t Go
06. Full Circle
07. Sorry
08. Are You Sure
09. Alleyway
10. Forest Fire
Life In Film 2015 Tour Dates:
04/21 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace *
04/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
04/24 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
04/25 – Providence, RI @ The Met *
04/27 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
04/28 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club *
04/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
05/04 – Columbus, OH @ The A&R Music Bar *
05/05 – Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe *
05/08 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater *
05/09 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *
05/12 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre *
05/13 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues *
05/15 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room *
05/16 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore *
05/18 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom *
05/19 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune *
05/20 – Vancouver, BC @ The Imperial *
06/04 – London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
09/09 – Birmingham, UK @ Hare and Hounds
09/10 – London, UK @ Dingwalls
09/11 – Manchester, UK @ The Castle
09/16 – Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
09/17 – Munich, DE @ Kranhalle
09/18 – Stuttgart, DE @ Club 1210
09/20 – Berlin, DE @ Magnet
09/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
* = w/ The Wombats
