Infectious and uplifting yet conversely vaguely unsettling, yup, Manchester girlfriend/boyfriend duo Luxury Death are back with their new single “Glue”. It’s melodic DIY pop with a dark twist, and neatly sidesteps the fey C86 trap of jangly cutesy boy-girl harmonies with a backdrop of wonky off-kilter keyboards, driving guitars and the equivocal refrain ‘you do it cos it hurts’
The duo consisting of Ben Thompson & Meg Williams describe the song as “a conversation between two lovers at different stages in their lives. They are chained together; simultaneously holding each other close & pulling each other apart. Glue is an expression of that tight, unbalanced unity”. (Not unlike John McDonnell and Jeremy Corbyn then?)
Glue is from their debut EP if the same name and released by the marvellous PNKSLM Recordings on February 24th
Live dates
January 17 – Hello DIY @ Old Blue Last, London
January 28 – Stay Fresh @ Deaf Institute, Manchester
March 2 – The Waiting Room, London
March 3 – *Secret Show* @ TBA, London
March 4 – Outlines @ The Harley, Sheffield
March 16 – “Glue” EP Launch @ The Castle, Manchester
April 29 – Live At Leeds, Leeds
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