Pale Waves announce fourth album, release lead single Perfume: “The perfect introduction into the new world we’ve created”

Fresh from a wonderful debut appearance at Slam Dunk, Pale Waves have announced details of their fourth album Smitten.

The four-piece will be releasing the follow-up to 2022’s pop-punk-leaning Unwanted on September 20 via Dirty Hit, with vocalist Heather Baron-Gracie sharing of the record, “I found myself writing about not just a certain time period, but my whole life, from years ago.

“When I fall in love, I fall deep, and it’s interesting to me that you can feel so fascinated and smitten with someone and then they can become a total stranger. So I feel like Smitten really summarised perfectly what I felt for others at a certain point.”

You can get a taste of what’s to come with lead single Perfume below – and, indeed, Heather calls the track “the perfect introduction into the new world we’ve created. It’s queer, feminine and romantic and it encapsulates the essence of Smitten.”

Check out the tracklist for Smitten:

1. Glasgow
2. Not A Love Song
3. Gravity
4. Thinking About You
5. Perfume
6. Last Train Home
7. Kiss Me Again
8. Miss America
9. Hate To Hurt You
10. Seeing Stars
11. Imagination
12. Slow

Catch Pale Waves headlining Neighbourhood in Manchester on Saturday, October 5.

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