THE MYSTERINES release new album 'Afraid of Tomorrows'

NEW ALBUM ‘AFRAID OF TOMORROWS’

OUT NOW VIA FICTION RECORDS

NEW SINGLE ‘THE LAST DANCE’ ALSO RELEASED

Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

“a gloriously dingy affair, dwelling in the deepest, darkest crevices of the mind…their boldest move yet” – DIY, 4*

“The Mysterines are just as roaringly cool as they’ve ever been, but with a sound far more developed, demonstrated no better than by Lia Metcalfe’s voice” – DORK, 4*

“a sonic explosion of epic proportions…amped-up infectious earworms” – The Line of Best Fit, 8/10

“sweetly insidious, grittily gothic sci-fi noir” – Classic Rock

“it’s everything and so much more than you would expect as the band’s maelstrom of creative energy extends their sonic boundaries deeper into new, darker and unchartered corners of your mind” – Louder Than War

Merseyside alternative rock band The Mysterines release their new album ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ today; the highly-anticipated follow up to their critically-acclaimed Top 10 debut album ‘Reeling’ is out now via Fiction Records.

Alongside the album, they have released brand new single ‘The Last Dance’, which premiered on Jack Saunders’ New Music Show on BBC Radio 1 this week. Listen here and watch the video here.

Bolstered by a blistering guitar solo and thunderous drum beats, ‘The Last Dance’ details finding solace in something that is not real. Frontwoman Lia Metcalfe’s imagination dances wildly through the track, as it tells the tale of a person who falls in love with a porcelain mannequin and longs to dance with them.

Lia comments on the song: “I suppose it’s an analogy for what loneliness can do to you. Once you’ve exhausted all the dark alleyways of drugs and alcohol, you end up reaching for something to connect to that isn’t real.”

Recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) in LA, ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ is a deeper and darker foray into The Mysterines’ psyche than its predecessor, and reflects the maturity and growth of the band, completed by George Favager (bass), Callum Thompson (guitar) and Paul Crilly (drums). “Afraid of Tomorrows is a mirror where you find you’re nothing more than a formless being, one made from celestial constellations – of traumas, of the old and new, mistakes, addiction, fear and happiness, loneliness, but ultimately a desire for life and the fight to keep living. It’s a collage of what’s been lost and of love unbounded”, says Lia.

Formed in Liverpool, The Mysterines – frontwoman Lia Metcalfe, drummer Paul Crilly, bassist George Favager and guitarist Callum Thompson – have undergone a radical transformation over the past few years. Fresh with new purpose and reinvigorated from songwriting sessions while secluded away in the countryside (in between playing to 60,000-strong crowds while on tour with the Arctic Monkeys), the band are now about to release the best music of their career.

The Mysterines are set to embark on their biggest headline tour to date this Autumn. The 16-date run will kick off in Dublin on 18th October and include a stop at London’s iconic O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, culminating in Paris on 8th November. Multiple dates are already sold out – remaining tickets are available here.

The band will play a string of exciting shows this summer, including at Crystal Palace Park as special guests to Bloc Party for their huge 20th anniversary show on 7th July, and numerous festivals all over the UK and Europe including Live at Leeds in the Park, 2000 Trees, Truck Festival, Tramlines and Best Kept Secret.

The Mysterines – ‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ Album Artwork