Sorry debut new single “Waxwing”

UK band Sorry debut new single "Waxwing." The uk duo's track is now available via Domino Records and streaming services
Sorry Photo credit: Anastasia Xirouchakis

Sorry, have returned with new song “Waxwing.” The is built around an interpolation of a set of lyrics from Toni Basil’s “Hey Mickey.” Sorry vocalist and lead-songwriter Asha Lorenz inverts the bubble gum hook of the original into something more spectral and cutting with the jet-black humor Sorry have become synonymous with. Themes of desire are alluded to, with a bed of sci-fi soundtrack synthesizers circling menacingly around the group, punctuated by bursts of static. Sorry collect these moments and build them up to a pure moment of catharsis, with chopped-up vocals providing a human touch amongst the future-leaning production.

The group’s Asha Lorenz says: “Mickey is desire ? Mickey is the bomb? Mickey makes me money? Mickey makes my songs? Mickey makes a poem? Mickey in the drugs ? Mickey is liar ? Mickey making love? Mickey is desire ?” 

The track is accompanied by a video directed and produced by FLASHA, which intersperses lo-fi DIY with hi-gloss footage of the band, mirroring the group’s ability to pair crystalline digital moments with human imperfections and brimming with imagery that implies how desire can reshape human perception.

Sorry 2024 Tour Dates

Nov. 20 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 22 – Alexandra Palace, London (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 23 – Alexandra Palace, London (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 24 – Utilita Arena Cardiff (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 26 – Plymouth Pavilions (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 27 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
Nov. 29 – The Factory, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
Nov. 30 – The Factory, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
Dec. 1 – The Factory, Manchester (SOLD OUT)
Dec. 3 – First Direct Arena, Leeds
Dec. 4 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
Dec. 6 – 3Arena, Dublin (SOLD OUT)
Dec. 7 – 3Arena, Dublin (SOLD OUT)

UK/IRE Tour dates in support of Fontaines D.C.

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