Manchester indie electro/doom pop band The Slow Readers Club have dropped their new single “Animals” and its accompanying video.
The track serves as the second taste of their upcoming seventh album ‘Out Of A Dream‘, produced by Joe Cross (Courteeners, Hurts), due to be released on March 14, 2025. Pre-order your copy here.
Serotonin-sapping obsession and impulse in the whirlwind of romance meets the settling impact of long-term human connection as Animals bobs and weaves through heavily riffed, dramatic peaks and knee-hugging, introspective plains of observed emotion.
Speaking about the process behind the single, frontman Aaron Starkie said:
“Animals is us doing full on euphoric guitar pop, full of energy and drama. It’s a celebration of intense, all-consuming primal love. Infatuation as a magic spell. It’s about a longingfor togetherness and sanctuary, as an escape from the bleak reality of the outside world. When we were writing it felt like a big nostalgic stadium ballad leaning into that with lines like “just like an old-time crooner, I sing a song to win your heart” and “come join me for communion, come join me dancing in the dark. It’ll be a natural addition to the more febrile sections of our live set.”
Watch / listen below.
Upcoming UK & Ireland Tour Dates
Fri 22 Nov – Belfast, Limelight 2
Sat 23 Nov – Dublin, Academy
Thu 28 Nov – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms (SOLD OUT)
Fri 29 Nov – Bristol, Thekla (SOLD OUT)
Sat 30 Nov – London, Village Underground (SOLD OUT)
Thu 5 Dec – Manchester, O2 Ritz (SOLD OUT)
Fri 6 Dec – Glasgow, Stereo (SOLD OUT)
Sat 7 Dec – Leeds, Project House
Photo taken from the band’s Facebook page
