The Murder Capital share ‘Words Lost Meaning’ and talk new album ‘Blindness’: “It’s powerful to be aware of how much you can’t see”

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The Murder Capital have announced their third album ‘Blindness’ with new single ‘Words Lost Meaning.’ Check it out below alongside our interview with frontman James McGovern.Set for release on February 21, ‘Blindness’ swiftly follows on from the Irish quintet’s acclaimed 2023 album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, which arrived four years after their breakout debut ‘When I Have Fears’.

Although those albums were both built around their titles, McGovern revealed that the notion of ‘Blindness’ came “very late in the game.”“There were a couple of other titles that almost caught fire for us, but they were doused pretty quickly,” he told NME. “‘Blindness’ ended up being the one, looking at the themes across the record.

This denial of faith – also a grappling with faith – and an underbelly of Irishness running through it.He continued: “I think blindness is endemic in the human condition, really.

We’re made of blind spots. We try to focus on things and meet each person, task and song with as true a heart as possible. But at the same time, it’s powerful to be aware of how much you can’t see.”Speaking about new single ‘Words Lost Meaning’ – which follows September’s visceral ‘Can’t Pretend To Know’ – McGovern explained: “I’ve had experiences in my own relationship, being on tour a lot, where the words ‘I love you’ would be used over text, or as a way to close a conversation.“They were dismantling and losing their essence… if the words ‘I love you’ are losing meaning in a romantic context or a partnership, it’s a worrying sign.