When modernlove. were formed in 2016, they reacted to the lack of opportunities for live music in their hometown of Drogheda by effectively creating their own scene. By organising rammed DIY pub gigs and encouraging other local bands to step out, they provided a creative outlet for themselves as well as a vibrant community for young music obsessives in their area. That ethos of making something from nothing still serves them well to the current day. And now their music is being embraced on a much bigger platform – including support from Jack Saunders at Radio 1 for their recent single ‘Take Me Far Away’.
Now modernlove. demonstrate their recent progress is only the beginning as they unleash the new single ‘until my heart stops beating’. It’s a shocking, savage declaration that a relationship is over, but both parties are already sufficiently disinterested to explain why or assign blame. Extending the band’s ability to paint pictures of bewildering emotions that come with young adulthood, the song’s pain is addictive with early ‘80s post-punk reference points melded through the arena-scale ambition of The 1975 or Inhaler. ‘until my heart stops beating’ was written by modernlove. and produced by the band with Adam Redmond. Listen HERE.
modernlove. commented, “‘until my heart stops beating’ is a song about losing feelings. It chronicles the moments of tension leading up to a breakup. The lyrical narrative of the song explores arrhythmia and cardiac arrest as metaphors for the end of a relationship and invokes that sudden wrenching feeling when something goes terribly wrong. The song is stark, realistic and unromantic. It’s clear that the relationship is beyond hope and beyond saving. The lyricism and sonic composition of the tune are extremely minimalist, almost as if there’s nothing left to say.
In keeping with this sober, dejected, minimalist vibe, the song takes its sonic inspiration and sensibilities such as a simple two chord structure and monotone droning chorus vocals from early post-punk artists such as The Cure and Joy Division.”
The video for ‘until my heart stops beating’ features energising live footage from the band’s recent debut European shows, which were filmed and edited by their friend and visual collaborator David Ofmg. Those images were then projected onto the band as they performed the song and kicked back at their studio in Drogheda, providing an unusual feeling of nostalgia for a moment that has only recently happened. The location also provides a nice Easter egg for modernlove. fans – the studio is the same place that they filmed ‘Liquorice’, their first ever video. Watch HERE.
NOVEMBER
10th – London, Camden Assembly (SOLD OUT)
11th – Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club (SOLD OUT)
12th – Belfast, The Deer’s Head
13th – Derry, Sandino’s
17th – Listowel, Mike The Pies
18th – Limerick, Kasbah Social Club
19th – Cork, Winthrop Avenue
24th – Galway, Roisin Dubh
25th – Dublin, Button Factory
APRIL 2023 – JUST ADDED
6th – Cambridge, The Portland Arms
7th – Southampton, The Joiners
8th – Liverpool, The Shipping Forecast
9th – Edinburgh, The Mash House
11th – Oxford, The Bullingdon
12th – Nottingham, Rough Trade
13th – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
14th – London, Lafayette
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