Placebo have shared an emotive new song, ‘Happy Birthday In The Sky’ – listen to it below.It’s the final single to be released from the band’s upcoming new album ‘Never Let Me Go’, which arrives on March 25.
It follows on from previous singles ‘Beautiful James‘, ‘Surrounded By Spies‘ and ‘Try Better Next Time‘.Speaking about the new single, Brian Molko said: “’Happy Birthday In The Sky’, for me, is one of the more heartbreaking moments on the album. ‘Happy Birthday In The Sky’ is a phrase that I’ve been using for quite some time.
When I say, happy birthday to people who aren’t with us anymore, it communicates the kind of heartbreak that we’re really, really good at communicating I think.“You know that sense of loss, that sense of desperation.
It’s as if a part of your body and your soul has been ripped from you unfairly. And you pine and you pine, and you wait.”He continued: “What I am thinking is that this is kind of so visceral and so intense emotionally that it’s really going to communicate something very powerful to the listener.“And that’s basically all I’m interested in.
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