Motorists have shared a new reality tv-inspired music video for their latest single “The Damage”, a track off their forthcoming album Never Sing Alone out March 6, 2026 via We Are Time. The band will play an album release show in Toronto at Dina’s Tavern

Neve Sing Alone was recorded across studios in Toronto, Brooklyn, and Gothenburg, the album is mixed by Chris Cohen, the songwriter and producer known for his work in Deerhoof and as a solo artist.

Matt Learoyd shares, “This is a song about the absurd, humiliating, and strange experiences human beings will expose themselves to in pursuit of something good and pure. If love hurts, it must do some damage. It’s also about the fact that we have created a type of entertainment which turns this struggle into a public spectacle: the reality tv show.”

This single was an experiment for Learoyd in terms of his usual approach to lyrics:

“My lyrics usually use abstractions and metaphors to capture the anxieties of being a living, breathing thing in a world which has gone insane. For ‘The Damage’, I created characters and a narrative, and reference real life situations. Though ultimately, it is still about being a living creature with an immortal soul which willingly subjects itself to the meat grinder of capitalism for attention, so it’s still in the mix.”

The accompanying video features the band members as contestants on an otherworldly, lo-fi TV dating show. Motorists’ Craig Fahner explains:

“For the video, we wanted to lean into the dating reality show premise of the lyrics. We took a lot of inspiration from 80s VHS video dating service clips and 90s public access TV shows. Our friend Shelby Wilson helped us shoot it in front of a green screen. We introduce ourselves as a rag tag group of characters who, to the host’s chagrin, can’t seem to make it work with each other.”

Nick McKinlay adds: “the video cost 21 dollars to make (Hair Gel $7, Pastrami Sandwich $14)”

Motorists
Never Sing Alone
Tracklist

1. Cristobal
2. Scattered White Horses
3. The Damage
4. Frogman
5. Stander
6. Diogenes
7. Anomaniacs
8. The Man in the Circular Window
9. Next Blue Kings
10. PCSD
11. Reprise

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