MUSIC NEWS: Reminders Announce Debut Album Details & Share Video For New Single ‘Carousel’
Isle of Wight indie-punk trio Reminders have shared a video for their new single Carousel. The track is taken from their forthcoming debut album Best of Beach Punk, set for release on 1st April 2022.
Discussing the single which is out now, frontman Leo Dyke says: “‘Carousel’ is a song about telling people how you feel and looking for a sense of relief. Nearly everyday we are asked a variation of ‘how are you?’, and we all say ‘good’, and that made me think; what sort of chaos would ensue if we were honest? At the time I was desperate to be honest with somebody about how I felt, but I didn’t feel comfortable telling anybody ‘I need to vent’. This song is all the things I would have said if I felt as though I could have.”
“The genesis of the lyrics comes from a John Lennon song called ‘Watching the Wheels’, except that song is pretty optimistic. ‘Carousel’ is its angry step-child. Bottling all of my feelings only led to being pissed off with everybody anyway, and caused me to fall out with the people around me. That’s what the bridge is about: we’re all too insecure to talk about how we feel, while being simultaneously too arrogant to concede, and once a row has gone too far, nobody is willing to stand down or rationalise, when all I was really looking for was someone to talk to.”
Check out the video for Carousel below!
Carousel is out now, available HERE. Best of Beach Punk is set for release on 1st April 2022 via Venn Records (UK) and Wiretap Records (USA).
Reminders are heading out on tour with Grade 2 in February, before heading out on a run of headline dates throughout March and April. See them live at the following dates:
February (with Grade 2)
Thu 10th – WORCESTER – Drummonds
Fri 11th – LONDON – New Cross Inn
Sat 12th – BRISTOL – The Crofters Rights
Sat 19th – ISLE OF WIGHT – Strings
March
Wed 30th – NORTHWICH – The Salty Dog
Thu 31st – LEEDS – Boom
April
Fri 1st – NEWCASTLE – The Black Bull
Sat 2nd – GLASGOW – The Hug & Pint
Mon 4th – BIRMINGHAM – Sunflower Lounge
Sat 9th – BRIGHTON – The Pipeline
Tickets are available from HERE.
