Hard-Fi share euphoric new single ‘Always And Forever’

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Hard-Fi have shared a new single ‘Always And Forever’ from their upcoming EP ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’. Check it out below.‘Always And Forever’ sees the Staines indie-rock band instilled with a sense of urgency, battling the daunting feeling of running out of time.

Over a bright guitar riff, they deliver a dose of melancholy, singing: “I can’t explain / But seeing you gives me something to live for / And all this time / All this wasted time it’s a heartbreak.”Frontman Richard Archer has described the track as “a rose-tinted remembering of youth and possibilities, a fantasy of a Hollywood love story in small town Britain and a wistful shout out to doomed romances everywhere.”The band returned earlier this year with their first single in a decade, ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’, taken from their upcoming EP of the same name.

It will be released on November 15, and you can pre-order it here.Check out ‘Always And Forever’ below.According to the band, ‘Don’t Go Making Plans’ was initially inspired by the UK Government’s attempts to criminalise many aspects of popular protest through the 2022 Public Order Act, and is meant to provoke thought in the listeners.“’Don’t Go Making Plans’ is sort of a protest song about protest, but I wanted to encapsulate that message into something that was still a pop song,” Archer explained.Hard-Fi have also announced a UK tour, which will kick off on November 16 in Hastings.

They’ll play Portsmouth, Nottingham, Manchester and more, before concluding with a date at London’s Roundhouse. Visit here to buy tickets and find a full list of tour dates below.NOVEMBER:16 – Hastings, White Rock19 – Portsmouth, Guildhall21 – Cardiff, Tramshed22 – Wolverhampton, Wulfrun23 – Nottingham, Rock City25 – Glasgow, Garage.