Liverpool indie rock / post punk band Courting have unleashed their new single “Namcy”.
The track serves as the final single from their upcoming album ‘Lust for Life’, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story’, set to arrive on March 14 via Lower Third. Pre-order your copy here.
Namcy sees the band at their most playful and piercing, drawing listeners into the headrush and infatuation of love at first sight, while underscoring the looming shadows of Lust for Life…’s dark overarching narrative. The track pulses with an optimistic, kinetic energy.
Lyrically, Murphy-O’Neill paints a vivid picture of an exciting, naïve new relationship, weaving in references from Bowie’s “Absolute Beginners” to the fleeting escapism of a “French Exit,” mirroring the album’s exploration of dreamy romance and reality colliding head-on.
Murphy-O’Neill spoke on the track here:
“Namcy is designed to be very hopeful, a stark contrast to the edges of the album. It is straight set – a linear storyline with made up words. Sometimes, I think it’s important to put aside the need to be clever, and get lost in something a bit more nostalgic, slightly unrealistic,
very pretty.”
While a quintessentially Courting track, “Namcy” thrives on the dichotomy that runs deep within the DNA of Lust For Life... – hook-laden yet intricate, chaotic yet calculated, immediate yet rich in depth. As the final glimpse into Lust for Life…, it serves as a fitting bridge to the record’s full narrative, tying together its themes of love, longing, and the inevitable unravelling of idealised relationships.
Take a listen now.
Courting play their debut shows of 2025 beginning this Saturday with a headline performance at Dark Arts Festival at Leeds’ Belgrave Music Hall. Then they will continue with a full headline UK tour beginning in Newcastle on March 31. Full dates for the UK tour are below.
Courting Upcoming Live Dates
- 15th March – Leeds – Dark Arts at Belgrave Music Hall
- 31st March – Newcastle, The Grove
- 1st April – Glasgow – SWG3 (Warehouse)
- 3rd April – Nottingham – The Bodega
- 4th April – Manchester – Gorilla
- 5th April – Sheffield – Yellow Arch Studio
- 7th April – Bristol – Thekla
- 8th April – Birmingham – Mama Roux’s
- 9th April – London – Oslo
Photo by Charlie Barclay Harris
