London alternative/funk band Warmduscher have revealed their new single “Pure at the Heart“, alongside an accompanying music video.
The song is taken from their upcoming album ‘Too Cold To Hold‘, due to be released on 15 November via Strap Originals. Get it here.
Produced by the band’s Ben Romans Hopcraft alongside Jamie Neville, Too Cold To Hold features several guests including Irvine Welsh, Lianne La Havas, Confidence Man’s Janet Planet, Jeshi and CouCou Chloe, and is undoubtedly the band’s best and most ambitious album to date.
Warmduscher is Clams Baker Jr., Benjamin Romans Hopcraft, Adam J. Harmer, Marley Mackey, Quinn Whalley, and Bleu Ottis Wright. Taking on board the repetitive and polyrhythmic grooves of gqom (an alluring South African take on house music), adding in a dash of hip hop flavours and even jazz, and then harnessing that to their punk-funk, disco pogo, their music is a spellbinding mix.
Unquestionably Warmduscher at their most soulful and tender, and something of a sidestep from their usual direction. Talking about it, the band’s Ben Romans Hopcroft said:
“Pure At The Heart was an idea I’ve had knocking around for years…. I wanted to make something with emotional weight but sparkly and fun…I was at a party with Janet planet and played it to her, she immediately started jumping around and singing the bridge melody that is on the track which reinvigorated the song and Clams created the lyrical concept that offset the sweetness of the music.“
Lead vocalist Clams added:
“A nod to being one of the few left on the floor when the lights come on and the club closes, and to the adventures to come with the stranger you just met there.“
Watch the Godfearing-directed video below.
Too Cold To Hold Tracklisting:
- An Introduction by Irvine Welsh
- Fashion Week
- Pure At The Heart
- Top Shelf
- Body Shock
- Cleopatras
- Immaculate Deception
- Out Of Body
- Staying Alive
- Too Cold To Hold
- Weeds In The Garden
Photo credit: Felipe Pagani
