The Jacques - ‘I Never Want
To Be Your Boyfriend’
Newcastle Live Date:
London four-piece THE JACQUES have
shared their new single, ‘I Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend’,
as well as announcing an extensive UK headline tour in March.
Opening to a driving bassline
juxtaposed with swelling guitar lines, saccharine synths and nonchalant vocals,
the track is a reverb-drenched slice of dream-pop which builds through verses
laden with evocative lyricism into infectious choruses which convey their
intent from beneath a shroud of laid-back irreverence. The track was produced
by Dan Swift (Snow Patrol/Ash), and recorded at both RAK and Rockfield
Studios.
Lead singer Finn explains, “‘I
Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend’ is definitely our poppiest song to date... for
that reason it’s really fun to play live for me. I wanted the lyrics in the
verse to be some of my most surreal - the idea was to have them sound like
idioms or commonplace sayings, when in reality you contemplate them and they
don’t hold typical meanings at all. Then the choruses go back into full-on pop song
register. I think that’s why I chose to repeat the lyrics in the verse - it’s a
bit of a parody of the classic English saying.”
The band have also announced an
extensive tour for March, including shows in Newcastle, Birmingham, Brighton
and Bristol. The tour will follow shows in London and Paris next month, where
they’ll play Supersonic in Paris on December 4th and Dublin
Castle in London on December 10th.
Having established a devoted following
in both the UK and Europe since their formation five years ago, particularly in
France where they are true indie-heroes, the band have taken their time
evolving and crafting new material.
‘I Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend’
follows the band’s previous singles ‘Alka-Seltzer’ – which premiered
on BBC 6Music with Chris Hawkins and is currently on the Radio X playlist – and
‘Kiss The Pharaoh’, released earlier this year. The
tracks are a thrilling taste of what’s to come as they re-emerge from the
shadows, back into the white-heat of the public eye.
Monday 2nd March 2020 – The
Cluny, Newcastle
Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/kEmJM
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