George Pettit: Last News

Cambuslang Harriers picked up a host of medals in recent weeks, as athletes have been busy competing in various distance events.

RELEASESJessie Buckley and Bernard Butler have released ‘Footnotes On The Map’, the latest single from their upcoming debut album together, ‘For All Our Days That Tear The Heart’, which is out on 17 Jun.Deep Throat Choir will release new EP, ‘3am’, on 10 Jun. Here’s the title track.Will Haven have released new single ‘Wings Of Mariposa’. The track is taken from the band’s upcoming new album and is “a nice little glimpse of what this new record is about’, says guitarist Jeff Irwin.

Alexisonfire have announced details of a UK and European headline tour for later this year – get tickets here.The Canadian post-hardcore band are set to release their first new album in 13 years next month after headline appearances at Slam Dunk Festival this weekend (June 3 and 4).Today though (May 30) the band have announced a string of headline shows for later in the year. Kicking off in Cardiff on October 14, the run will see the band visit the likes of Manchester, Leeds and Brighton before taking to London’s Brixton Academy.

Alexisonfire have released the second single from their upcoming comeback album – listen to ‘Sans Soleil’ below.The Canadian post-hardcore band’s latest track follows ‘Sweet Dreams Of Otherness’, the lead single from ‘Otherness’, their first full-length project since ‘Old Crows/Young Cardinals’ in 2009.Tapping into some deeply heartfelt lyrics, penned by Alexisonfire guitarist/Gallows frontman Wade MacNeil, ‘Sans Soleil’ explores topics including love, hope, self-deprecation and the support of others during dark times.“It’s easier to love someone else/ Than it is to be kind to yourself/ What’s harder is to let someone in/ You loved me when I couldn’t love myself/ I couldn’t love myself,” Dallas Green sings on the song’s second verse.Frontman George Pettit said of the track: “Wade came in with the lyrics for this song around the same time he had been working on the Dooms Children record and I feel like it shows. The Dooms Children album touched on a lot of things extremely personal to Wade and this song is definitely in that vein.”MacNeil added: “This song is about hanging onto hope during the heaviest times. Healing and letting go.

Alexisonfire will release their first studio album for thirteen years – and first since reuniting in 2015 – this summer. Titled ‘Otherness’, its announcement was accompanied by new single ‘Sweet Dreams Of Otherness’.“This song was largely [guitarist] Dallas [Green’s] brainchild, but over the course of writing this record it became more of a mission statement for the band”, says frontman George Pettit of the single.

Alexisonfire have announced their first studio album in 13 years, ‘Otherness’ – listen to new track ‘Sweet Dreams Of Otherness’ below.The Canadian post-hardcore band’s most recent full-length effort, ‘Old Crows/Young Cardinals’, came out back in 2009 – two years before they announced that they were separating.They reunited for a number of live shows in 2015 and shared their first track in nine years, ‘Familiar Drugs’, in 2019.Having been announced as part of the Slam Dunk Festival 2022 line-up, Alexisonfire have returned today (March 10) with news of their long-awaited fifth record. ‘Otherness’ is due to arrive on June 24 via Dine Alone – you can pre-order/pre-save it here.Speaking of the group’s explosive new single, lead singer George Pettit explained: “This song was largely Dallas’ [Green] brainchild, but over the course of writing this record it became more of a mission statement for the band.“It’s kind of about performance and embracing a newfound confidence in a state of peculiarity.”An animated accompanying video by actor/director Jay Baruchel (This Is The End, Random Acts Of Violence, How To Train Your Dragon) will premiere on Alexisonfire’s official YouTube channel at 11:15pm GMT tonight – check out the clip above.The forthcoming ‘Otherness’ contains 10 new songs in total, including ‘Committed To The Con’, ‘Conditional Love’, Dark Night Of The Soul and ‘Reverse The Curse’.