Ahead of the release of their debut album, Nottingham-based quartet Divorce share their jangly new single “Hangman,” out now.
Talking about the single, co-vocalist and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow says, “I wrote ‘Hangman’ late one night, freezing in my moldy bedroom after a long shift as a support worker; the job I was doing at the time. The lyrics and chords and structure came out complete in about twenty minutes, I had stolen Tiger’s Ominchord for it, which is not an instrument I would usually use for writing. The job I was doing necessitated a high level of emotional control, which was not something I had experienced before and so writing about the work and allowing my subconscious to flow freely helped me to gain some perspective.
I listened to it on the way back to work the following morning over and over and I felt like I’d done a good one. I only worked in that job for about six months, but it was simultaneously the hardest and most rewarding work I’ve ever done. The admiration I have for the people I worked with, and the people who choose that career, is immense. The world of social care is hidden in a society that likes to pretend it doesn’t exist, but it is vital and deserves much more focus and investment than it currently receives.”
Last year, Divorce signed to Universal Records’ Gravity Records, before filling 2024 with a raft of international festivals and tours with Bombay Bicycle Club, The Vaccines, and Everything Everything. As anticipation continues to grow for Divorce’s debut album, Drive to Goldenhammer out 7th March, the band are also looking forward to a run of UK in-store performances, followed by a full UK/EU headline tour later this year. Watch this space.
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