Yard Act have spoken to NME about their new single ‘Trench Coat Museum’ and what to expect from their next album.The Leeds band have been playing the new song at recent gigs, and NME caught up with the band to talk about the track and their next steps during their recent hometown residency at the Brudenell Social Club.“That’s going to be the next single,” frontman James Smith revealed. “It’s out in a few weeks.
It’s a stand-alone single and not on the next record. It sets up the second album; it just didn’t fit correctly on it.“The narrative and the flow of an album is so important.
It’s really important to me that the story makes sense. I see it as an advert or a trailer for album two. It touches on the same themes.”Elaborating on the themes of the new track, Smith added: “It’s basically about ego, perception, ownership and recognition.
I started writing it when I realised what the trench coat had come to symbolise. There were multiple people who had gone to fancy dress parties as me, wearing just a trench coat and glasses.
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