Nell Mescal shares new single ‘Punchline’, announces UK and Ireland tour
Nell Mescal has shared her latest single ‘Punchline’ along with UK and Ireland tour dates for later this year.Following a whirlwind month which saw Mescal support P!nk at Hyde Park, Florence & The Machine across Ireland, and performing to stadium-sized audiences with Dermott Kennedy, the singer has released her fifth single ‘Punchline’.Speaking about the track, Mescal said: “I wrote ‘Punchline’ in my bedroom last year about a friendship ending before it needed to and the heartbreak that comes with it.”She explained: “It’s about trying to ‘win’ the friendship breakup by pretending it doesn’t hurt you that much, but still having that sick feeling you get in your stomach because you miss the other person.”‘Punchline’ follows her previous four singles ‘In My Head’, ‘Homesick’, ‘Missing You’ and ‘Graduating’.Speaking to NME back in 2022, Mescal opened up about wanting her music to evoke emotion within its listeners. “Music has always been about hoping someone will say I made them feel something they hadn’t been able to feel before,” she said.The musician credits the collective musical community of the school choirs she was raised in with shaping the artist who she is today.“Putting songs out, it feels like I’m in choir again.