Creeper frontman Will Gould channels Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave in the wonderfully dark Poisoned Heart.
As Creeper gear up for the release of their highly-anticipated new album Sex, Death & The Infinite Void in just one week, the band have unveiled another brilliant – and surprising – single from the record.
The Southampton punks' latest effort goes by the suitably on-brand name of Poisoned Heart, and hears frontman Will Gould go to entirely new places with his vocals – to brilliant effect.
"This song was the first we had written where we'd experimented with a baritone lead vocal," he explains. "Inspired by Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave I attempted to sing in a way I had not before, combining this with a country sensibility we had established via a piano and acoustic guitar. Lyrically this song sits in the second act of our narrative, our protagonist is realising what it is to feel for the first time."
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As well as the unveiling of Poisoned Heart, Creeper have also launched a new podcast that journeys into the making of their new record. The Story Of… Sex, Death & The Infinite Void is hosted by Giles Bidder of Mighty Moon Media, and details everything from the band's onstage 'break-up' at London's KOKO on November 1, 2018 up to now, taking in death, tragedy and mental health along the way. Check it out right here.
Pre-order Sex, Death & The Infinite Void at this link, and stream Poisoned Heart below:
Catch Creeper, Holding Absence, Wargasm and Static Dress at the following dates next year:
March 2021
18 Brighton Concorde II
19 London O2 Forum Kentish Town
20 Birmingham O2 Institute2
22 Glasgow Garage
23 Manchester O2 Ritz
24 Leeds Becketts
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