London dream pop/ethereal/indie pop/shoegaze duo deary have released their new single “The Drift,” alongside a music video.
The song features on their upcoming EP ‘Aurelia‘, due to be released on November 1st via Sonic Cathedral. Pre-order it here.
The EP includes the singles ‘The Moth’, ‘Selene’ and ‘The Drift’ and features Slowdive drummer Simon Scott playing on three songs. According to the press, Aurelia, is a stunning record, which displays a new-found maturity in terms of production as well as musically and lyrically. The band – singer Rebecca ‘Dottie’ Cockram and guitarist/producer Ben Easton – have had to grow up in public since the release of their debut single at the start of 2023, supporting legends such as Slowdive and Cranes and TikTok sensations like Wisp along the way.
An aurelian is a rare old term for a lepidopterist – someone who studies and collects moths – derived from the Latin aurelia, meaning chrysalis. The perfect title for an EP which is based around the theme of metamorphosis and transition.
“It leans on the natural world, the human body, the earth and sky as well as human emotion,” says Ben of how the EP represents physical and metaphysical growth. “Change can be daunting but equally exciting, which is something we’ve come to learn.”
Dottie adds:
“While writing the EP, I found a letter I had written to myself when I was 22. I was fresh out of university and had moved back in with my parents as Covid was in full force. I was uninspired and lost and reaching out to my future self for some hope. It was a physical representation of what can happen in a few years; how much can change and how you never know what’s coming next. I found it interesting that – at the age of 26 – here I was looking back to my younger self for hope or just some comfort in the fact that things will and do move on. It was important to me to bring both of these versions of myself into the new songs.”
“The Drift’ combines a perfect pop melody with an incredible sense of urgency.”
Watch the Limb-directed video below.
Aurelia Tracklisting:
deary Autumn UK Tour Dates:
4 Oct – London @ Earthackney (with Slowdive and Whitelands)
17 Oct – @ Left of the Dial Rotterdam Festival
NOVEMBER
16 – Southampton, @ Heartbreakers
18 – Bristol, @ The Crofter’s Rights
19 – Birmingham, @ Hare & Hounds 2
20 – London, @ The Lexington
22 – Leeds, @ Headrow House
23 – Glasgow, @ The Hug and Pint
24 – Manchester, @ Yes Basement
Photo credit: Nat Easton
