Listen: Hop Along - "Texas Funeral"

Frances Quinlan's characteristic vocals define the track, whilst a searing guitar solo scorches to your memory. Surging percussion and uptempo refrains present yearning for expectations so distant it's painful. Presenting a sombre perspective in a sun-kissed surrounding, Hop Along are soaring to the top of their game - and no matter what pessimism may appear in their songs, nothing's going to stand in their way.

Speaking about the track, the band said: "An older man once actually told me “I’m not worried about it, it’s not going to happen to me in my lifetime,” when we were talking about the state of the planet (I think I had asked him why he didn’t recycle). He had kids too, which made his statement pretty unsettling. I think it’s the pervasive attitude of a lot of people today. I was also watching Hud, and thinking about what Paul Newman’s character would be like when he got old and had some kids. I think he’d probably have that same attitude, that defensive “I did what I had to do” crock of shit. A whole lot of people just want to be rich. They still have to die like everybody else."

Painted Shut will see release via Saddle Creek on 4 May.

Stream "Texas Funeral" below.