Scottish alternative rockers The Xcerts have released their new single “rinse repeat,” the latest offering from their upcoming sixth album, i think i want to go home now., due out July 10 through FLG.
A note from the song release states, “The track is, by the band’s own admission, something of a first: a song that deliberately references their own back catalogue. Drawing a direct line to “crisis in the slow lane” from their 2009 debut ‘In The Cold Wind We Smile,’ “rinse repeat” revisits familiar emotional territory, cancer, heartbreak, helplessness, but refracted through the experience of adulthood and the weight that comes with it.”
Vocalist and guitarist Murray Macleod adds, “This might be the first time we’ve self-referenced our own material. There are a lot of parallels between our first record and this record, with the heartbreak of a relationship deteriorating and the loss of a parent. We wanted this song to be reminiscent of ‘crisis in the slow lane’ but from the perspective of adulthood. Sadly cancer was all too prominent in our lives during the writing and recording of this record, and this song is very much about my father’s diagnosis at the tail end of 2022 and the helplessness of it all. I also tend to merge different scenes in verses and tie them together with choruses, so verse 2 is also about hopelessness, but in regards to my then partner’s struggles.”
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The Xcerts live:
June 9th – Stirling – Albert Hall (with Twin Atlantic)
June 10th – Edinburgh – La Belle Angele (with Twin Atlantic)
June 11th – Aberdeen – Beach Ballroom (with Twin Atlantic)
July 11th – 2000 Trees Festival (full album playthrough set)
August 1st – Arbroath Music and Food Festival
The Xcerts are:
Murray Macleod – vocals and guitar
Jordan Smith – bass
Tom Heron – drums
Photo by Luke Bovill
