Lincoln indie rock/alt/indie punk band The Rills have unveiled their new single “Drive“.
The song is taken from their long-awaited debut album “Don’t Be A Stranger“, out today, November 1st through AWAL and Nice Swan Records. Buy your copy here.
The Rills have a series of live shows across the UK coming up at the start of November to celebrate the record’s launch, including a performance at London’s Rough Trade East today. See the dates below.
Produced by Dave McCracken (the indie mastermind behind many Ian Brown solo records, and key works by dEUS and The Rifles, as well as lending a hand to albums by the likes of Depeche Mode, Sports Team, and The Snuts), The eleven-track record sees these three young friends take the untapped energy that made them viral sensations and darlings of the grassroots scene and direct it into something more considered, complete and heartfelt.
“We’re romantics at heart,” offers The Rills bassist Callum Warner-Webb. “When we were recording this album, we watched a lot of romance films like La La Land. They leave you with that question at the end: was it worth it? You have your dreams, but was it worth it to lose so much of yourself?”
Stream Drive now.
The Rills “Drive”
Catch the band Live
NOVEMBER
1 – Rough Trade East, London
3 – Rough Trade, Liverpool
4 – Rough Trade, Nottingham
5 – Rough Trade, Bristol
6 – Vinyl Whistle, Leeds
Don’t Be A Stranger Tracklist:
- Seasick
- I Don’t Wanna Be
- Drive
- Dad’s Car
- Mistake
- POV
- Bones
- Dream Of You
- Sirens
- Stranger
- Angel in The Snow
About The Rills
Warner-Webb and frontman Mitch Spencer met in their native Lincoln as young teens, losing their spare time in a skate park. A few years later, that same urge to kill smalltown boredom saw them pick up guitars and start jamming together. A brief stint living in Sheffield chasing some of that Arctic Monkeys magic saw them soon return home to university where Essex lad Mason Cassar joined as drummer and their line-up was complete. Often referenced in their music, there’s a Lincoln Imp spirit baked into The Rills’ DNA – notably in their ability to always see over the horizon and carve something out for themselves when no one else will.
Photo credit: Charlie Barclay Harris
