Pale Waves announce details of fourth album, Smitten
Pale Waves have announced their return with news of their fourth album, Smitten, alongside the lead single "Perfume".
Written between the US and UK over a two year period, Smitten finds the band reflecting upon their Northern roots. Deviating from the rebellious pop-punk sound of 2022 album, Unwanted, this new record is full of jangly alt-pop that sounds fresh out of Manchester.
“I found myself writing about not just a certain time period, but my whole life, from years ago,” Heather Baron-Gracie says. “When I fall in love, I fall deep, and it’s interesting to me that you can feel so fascinated and smitten with someone and then they can become a total stranger. So I feel like Smitten really summarised perfectly what I felt for others at a certain point.”
Tracklist:
- Glasgow
- Not a Love Song
- Gravity
- Thinking About You
- Perfume
- Last Train Home
- Kiss Me Again
- Miss America
- Hate to Hurt You
- Seeing Stars
- Imagination
- Slow
Smitten, is due for release on 20 September via Dirty Hit, and is available to pre-order now.
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