Deaf Havana have released a brand-new single ‘Hurts To Be Lonely’, ahead of their upcoming seventh album We’re Never Getting Out’, set for release 3rd October on So Recordings. Pre-order the album now.
Vocalist James Veck-Gilodi speaks on the single, “New single, ‘Hurts To Be Lonely’ is one of the only songs that actually made it over from the original album that we scrapped. This song had single handily driven us more insane than any other song, once Matty and I just left the studio because we couldn’t actually hack it anymore.
“However, it is a song that means a lot to me, it covers the feelings of being completely alone or making your partner feel completely alone in a relationship. I barely remember writing this song but it was one of those ones that just kind of falls out of you. A lot of the lyrical content is about lying about being sober but secretly drinking and taking drugs and ending up completely isolating yourself from everyone else around you.”
After confronting self acceptance throughout Deaf Havana’s career, James has realised he has spent years swaying between extremes of existence, not finding genuine contentment or happiness. Throughout this constant battle of expectation, James explains, “I have always wanted to change myself. But I’ve also never really owned up to and accepted my mistakes. I’ve just punished myself, told myself that I hated myself and ended up cosplaying as a completely different person instead. All it took was for me to take the best parts from everything I have done and apply them without actually trying to totally change who I am in the process. Maybe it’s my age or mindset, but I accept who I am now and feel I know how to make myself a good person.”
You can catch Deaf Havana on tour in the UK in October. Remaining tickets are available now.
