OUT TODAY: Irish indie-rock darlings modernlove. release anthemic new single ‘Yours’ on Fri 19th July and announce extensive European Tour
“modernlove. are making big international movements.” Notion Magazine
Irish indie-pop-rockers modernlove. are back with their biggest sonic statement to date. Produced by the fast-rising Joseph Wander (Maneskin, Cian Ducrot), new single “Yours” is an emotionally-charged indie pop anthem thats made it’s way onto Spotify New Music Friday UK this morning. Following the international success of their first 3 EPs, which saw the band sell out shows across the US, UK and Europe, modernlove. have announced their biggest tour for Autumn 2024. Having already been invited to play for their President, and supported the likes of 2 Door Cinema Club and The Vamps, the boys are building a reputation as a must-see act on the international live circuit. Add that to support from the likes of BBC Radio 1, MTV, LineOfBestFit, Wonderland, Notion, millions of streams and over 50 thousand new followers across platforms, and it’s clear modernlove. are establishing themselves as one of the most exciting up and coming bands in the world.
“‘Yours’ is a ballad of belonging. It’s about appreciating how lucky you are to find someone who understands you, someone who loves you despite your flaws and shortcomings. It’s about recognising that even if the relationship is to end, you were lucky to have shared your life with them for a time. It will always have been worth it despite the pain. The song recognises that things don’t always go to plan and asks us not to be bitter. Though it might be over, it still meant something and it always will. Sonically, the song takes inspiration from both indie music and the stylistic tendencies of 80s love ballads.”
With larger than life indie-pop anthems born of small town boredom, coming of age, big nights out and young love gone wrong, modernlove. are a new generation’s brightest hope – already racking up streams in their millions and selling out shows, simply by singing about what they know and having a good time doing it. From playing dingey rural pubs to working with super-producer Luca (of Arlo Parks and Lana Del Rey fame), this Irish band of young 20-somethings are about to show the world the true heights of their ambition.
Formed in Drogheda near Dublin in 2016 of childhood friends and mutual pals, the four-piece came together as “the only people in town we knew who liked music”. Their shared influences of the game-changing future-pop of The 1975 and The Japanese House, the new wave sounds of The Cure and New Order, the danceable indie of Bloc Party and Bombay Bicycle Club, the experimental ambience of Jon Hopkins and Aphex Twin ,and a whole lot of day-glo pop-punk took them from jamming covers for the hell of it to carving out a monolithic, genre-shifting sound of their own to lift them out of the doldrums of their sleepy hometown.
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