Guillemots - I Don't Feel Amazing Now

I Don't Feel Amazing Now is a kind of meeting of worlds for the Guillmots. Epic in duration and packing those soul-wrenching, intense vocals from Fyfe Dangerfield it harks all the way back to the band's flamboyant beginnings.

It's real strength comes in its refined songwriter polish though, testament to Dangerfield's incredibly accomplished solo album.

Reedy, church-like string-synths shine in the backdrop, painting a picture of pastoral indolence. This is the Guillemots at their tranquil, whimsical best.

I Don't Feel Amazing Now is released on the 23rd October.

The band kick-off their UK tour later this month, with the full list of dates as follows:

October
Sun 30th PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
Mon 31st BRIGHTON TOM – The Old Market

November
Wed 2nd EXETER Phoenix
Thu 3rd FALMOUTH Princess Pavilion
Fri 4th BRISTOL Trinity
Sat 5th LIVERPOOL Stanley Theatre
Mon 7th GLASGOW Oran Mor Auditorium
Tue 8th NEWCASTLE Riverside
Wed 9th BIRMINGHAM HMV Library
Thu 10th CREWE The Box
Sat 12th HULL Tokyo
Sun 13th LEEDS Cockpit
Mon 14th OXFORD O2 Academy 2
Tue 15th NORWICH Waterfront
Thu 17th LONDON KOKO

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Guillemots - I Must Be A Lover

After Fyfe Dangerfield's massive solo success with Fly Yellow Moon, it's fair to say there's a certain degree of pressure on the Guillemots to come back with something really spectacular.

New single I Must Be A Lover is a move away from the hectic electro sounds of the band's previous album, and a return to the cheery, boroque pop of early records like Trains To Brazil as well as working in many of the elements that made Dangerfield's solo LP such a gem.

Yes, there are still synths here, but now only the lightest, most delicate of touches. There's a real percussive feel to the track too, aided by the strummed guitar and clack-clack, almost ramshackle beat. I Must Be A Lover feels distinctly handbuilt, like a piece of real artistry.

Dangerfield's Fly Yellow Moon gave him the freedom to fully unlock that magical, enchanting sound the Guillemots had always been on the edge of. And now, returning to the band and bringing his considerable songwriting and vocal talents with him, there is a sense that the group is now far more comfortable in its own skin.

In the video we see flickering, mystical light tracing its way over the band members, conjuring up that ethereal feel the Guillemots have always had such a way with. But equally, I Must Be A Lover sees them now at their most solid and confident to date.

I Must Be A Lover is released on the 3rd July.