White Lies are offering fans upfront listens to two of the songs from their Friends album, which is out on October 7 and sounds like it’s going to be a tunesome little fella.
‘Morning In LA’ is redolent of Talk Talk, the ‘80s new wave synth merchants who the chaps have namechecked and covered in the past.
“‘Morning In LA’ was the first eureka moment during the writing of this record, and luckily came about quite soon after starting which gave us a huge boost of confidence to continue with,” reflects the band’s Charles Cave. “Much like our song 'Big TV' from the last record, this is a song about modern life, and I think there's a subtlety to the lyrics that people will find endearing and hopefully somewhat moving. 'Morning In LA' is about disenchantment with the place you live, having to see it change around you – sometimes in a way that feels less than positive, and it's about also watching your friends make life choices that may shift how your relationship works, in this case that frustration comes from dealing with time zones – wanting to be able to call your friend like you used to but realising they live in America now and are still asleep. So it's a love song really, a love song for friends, and a hate song for time zones."
The trio kick off an extensive European tour on October 13 in Amsterdam – what could possibly go wrong? – but which is, as of yet, bereft of Irish dates (boo!)