Courting - New Last Name [White Vinyl]

Lower Third

£23.04

Format: LP, White Vinyl
Catalogue No.: LWRTD005V
Barcode: 5400863152512
Release Date: 29 Mar 2024
Genre: Pop

1 Throw
1 2 We Look Good Together (Big Words)
1 3 The Hills
1 4 Flex
1 5 Emily G
2 1 Babys
2 2 The Wedding
2 3 Happy Endings
2 4 America

Liverpool-based four piece; Courting return with the first act from their upcoming sophomore album, 'New Last Name' set for release on the 29th of March 2024 via Lower Third.

The announcement is going live at 18:00 next Wednesday, with a 6Music radio premiere of the first single ‘Throw’ w/ Huw Stephens.

The new album came together as a play, even though the band admits that 'New Last Name' isn’t really a play...

Whilst it IS tied together by a narrative thread – it’s actually a collection of their most contained pop songs, and strangest experiments sat side by side. 'New Last Name' is unrestrained and chaotic, and at the same time more focused and detail-oriented than anything Courting have done before. It’s a study in contradictions, and it’s the best damn play south of the north pole.

Brimming with nuance and pop culture references, the only constant is that the Liverpool gang maintains their irrepressible sense of abandon.

“We’d spent our last album campaign giving ourselves a fresh slate,” explains vocalist Sean Murphy-O’Neill. “That whole record to me in hindsight felt like we had a chance to get rid of any misconceptions about us and present ourselves as an interesting band. On ‘New Last Name’, we’re moving past that, we just want to make something really special.” In a strange way this album is the band’s true introduction, or they confidently put it, “It’s all hits.”

The band is also announcing their biggest yet headline UK & EU tour starting February 2024.

Timeline
8th Nov Throw released with music video + album announcement + UK radio premiere @ 6Music
14th Dec Emily G
4th Jan We Look Good Together (Big Words)
26th Jan New Last Name – digital album release
29th Mar New Last Name – physical release + digital deluxe album release