PREMIERE: We Are Aerials return with video for new single 'Dig'

Following the release of their Tapas EP last year, We Are Aerials make their highly anticipated return with 'Dig' – as well as a powerful accompanying music video, premiering below.

We Are Aerials are joined on the new track by Paul Casey on bass, and Liam Bradley on drums and percussion. It offers a promising taste of what to expect from their new album, Silences, out on March 18.

To coincide with the release, the Derry act have shared some insights about the inspiration behind the song:

"Back in the day, the BBC Radio Ulster presenter, Stephen McCauley, was interviewing a panel of musicians and asked a question about dealing with writer’s block. After a series of answers about taking breaks and going for walks, Johnny Black (at the time, frontman of Lafaro) said he locks the door and hammers away until he gets something done. I’ve always been drawn to this kind of work ethic in songwriting, the same one that makes me like Nick Cave’s practice of going to his office every day; the same one that lead Leonard Cohen to maintain a routine (he dismissed the idea of his talent, preferring to think of himself as “a working stiff”). It’s what true creative people have. Roddy Doyle sets himself a daily word count (I think it’s 700), Stephen King, a page count. Inspiration is not to be trusted. Add to that Seamus Heaney’s willingness to write about everything: eels, local blacksmiths, skylights, even his pen. He seemed completely absorbed in his surroundings.

"Encouraging myself toward this kind of engagement with the world around me was the aim of Dig; to recognise in it the things that shape identity and values. It’s an embracing of a commitment to the craft and a rejection of “inspiration” …and yet, I began writing it in a frenzy on the way back from visiting Seamus Heaney Homeplace in Bellaghy, Co. Derry, a trip I took with me Ma, both of us overwhelmed with the quality of his work; stunned by its intimacy, and by the layout of the centre itself. Oh irony.

"Onto the song then: that’s Liam Bradley on drums and those lovely percussive flourishes. The impeccable Paul Casey played bass and did a beautiful job mixing and mastering it.

"I hope you like the song and enjoy the gorgeous video Paul has put together.

"Be good to yourselves."

Take a look at the video for 'Dig' below: