Ahead of debut album Clasping Hands with the Moribundreleased in just over a week, LIFTER share the aptly named new single ‘October’ – a twinkly-folk track based on a poem inspired by the changing season.
On the track, singer and guitarist Harry Fanshawe says “We started piecing this together in October of two years ago when our first incarnation was coming to an end (our guitarist Olive had gone travelling). It began as a poem written on a leafy walk and, as we were moving into the new season and into a new chapter with other things, it’s very much about the mystery of what comes next when other things around you have gone.”
Clasping Hands with the Moribund out 25th October, encapsulates 18 months of touring, lineup changes, experiments with various musicians, and dedication. Lovingly self-produced, as nearly everything released before is, it was recorded either in Harry’s garden studio, in Miles’ flat, or out in (many) other locations, including St Dunstan’s church in South Bristol. They also had many musicians record remotely, such as the violin from Reuben Brunt in London, and all of Chris Hicks’ guitar parts, which he did from his Bristol flat.
With the lineup on the album consisting of the core duo of the group, former Modern Rituals guitarist Harry Fanshawe and bassist and producer Miles Ward, the band were joined on the recording of these tracks by The Death of Pop co-leader Angus James, Swelt guitarist Chris Hicks, cellists Douglas Evans and Anna Strudwick, violinist Reuben Brunt, backing vocalist Olive Featherstone, cornet player Harry Furniss, and drummers Stevie Fry and Oliver Cocup.
Tracklist
01. The Consul Drinks
02. October
03. I Have Done My Waiting
04. Staunch Dorms
05. Apparatus
06. Shaper
07. Shooting Match
08. Clasping Hands with the Moribund
09. Hedonist In Retreat
10. The Lingering Death Of A Maverick King
Clasping Hands with the Moribund out 25th October 2024
Tour Dates
Saturday October 19th @ The Ill Repute, Bristol
Friday October 25th @ The Finsbury, London
Saturday October 26th @ Dubrek, Derby
Wednesday October 30th @ Suburbia, Southampton
Thursday October 31st @ Common Ground, Oxford
Friday November 1st @ Grayston Unity, Halifax