Cloth, is comprised of Scottish siblings Rachael and Paul Swinton. The duo recently shared new single, “Polaroid.” The track was produced by Ali Chant (Perfume Genius, PJ Harvey, Yard Act). Cloth will also be heading out on a UK headline tour through March. Tickets will be on sale here from Wednesday 27th November at 9am.

Rachael comments on the new single: “We knew that we wanted to push ourselves outside our comfort zone and write a really upbeat, fast track which would feel great to play live. ‘Polaroid’ has such a strong, driving beat and a soaring string arrangement from Owen Pallett. We’ve never had strings on our music before so this was a real first for us. I was a little nervous about the idea because I think adding strings can sometimes go one of two ways – they can sound great or they can overpower the nuance of everything going on underneath. I can still remember hearing Owen’s arrangement for the first time and just turning to Paul with the biggest smile on my face – they absolutely nailed it. ‘Polaroid’ is quite different to anything we’ve done before, but I think it’s one of the most exciting songs we’ve made.”

Paul adds: “Lyrically, the song deals with the gradual loss of a friendship which used to burn very brightly. I think a lot of people can relate to the peculiar and quietly devastating feeling of becoming isolated from a person they once shared so much with. That preoccupation with loss – of friendships, of loved ones, of relationships – is such a universal thing and something I definitely found myself mired in when writing. I can trace it across a lot of the record.”

Cloth 2025 tour dates

March 4th – Forum, Tunbridge Wells, UK
March 5th – Boiler Room, Guildford, UK
March 6th – Esquires, Bedford, UK
March 7th – The Gregson Community & Arts Centre, Lancaster, UK
March 8th – Sugarmill, Stoke, UK
March 10-17th – SXSW, Austin, Texas, USA
March 22nd – Mac Arts Centre, Galashiels, UK
March 29th – Tunnels, Aberdeen, UK

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