Listen to Giant Party’s emotive new single ‘Loving Arms’
nme.comGiant Party have shared a new single – listen to ‘Loving Arms’ below.The track, released last week (February 11), is a further taste of the band’s upcoming new album that’s set for release this summer.The album is described in a statement as “an emotionally-charged reaction to a wave of tragedies experienced by brothers Al (vocals/guitars) and Tim Harrod (keyboards/vocals)”.It continues: “The death of three family members, in particular their estranged father who they hadn’t seen in twenty years, left a void: suddenly they were forced to confront the insecurities his departure had caused head-on, while a succession of funerals forced the atheist brothers to revisit their religious upbringing.”You can listen to the new song below:Speaking about the album and its themes of grief, Al said: “I always thought I’d understood this early on, but it turns out I really hadn’t.“It happened to me when I saw my Grandmother’s embalmed body at the funeral home.
It was the first time that I truly stopped believing in the childhood-taught belief that we were all going to meet again.”The album is also described in a statement as being “full of moments which are joyous, energising and escapist”.It continues: “Loss is of course prevalent, but it’s a collection which spans the spectrum of the human experience, from the initial impact of grief to the hope for a brighter future.
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