October Drift have released a new single, ‘Blame The Young’, just in time for their UK headline shows.
“This song works on an individual level – “why am I not where I want to be in life?” You avoid talking or even thinking about the issues – your relationships, alcohol, drugs, grief – whatever it is. You deny asking for help, you bury it deep, but it’s going to bubble up unexpectedly and uncontrollably. This attempt to escape pain in turn creates more pain,” Kiran Roy (frontman/guitarist) comments on the song.
‘Blame The Young’ tackles the ideas of denial and blame, in a way that is relevant to today’s society. The song provides a look into October Drift’s forthcoming album, which is due to be released later this year.
Roy continues, “It’s about blame, on that personal level, but also on a wider picture socially and politically – the housing crisis, the food crisis, poverty, the unravelling of the NHS. Whether it’s blaming the young, blaming immigration. Climate denial while there is sewage in our waters… Our pasts, our futures, culture wars, actual wars – passing the blame and denying realities happens all the time.”
This month, October Drift will be returning to the UK for 11 headline shows.
October Drift UK Dates:
April 20 – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
April 21 – Tunbridge Wells, The Forum
April 22 – Cambridge – The Portland Arms
April 24 – Hebden Bridge – Trades Club
April 25 – Edinburgh – The Mash House
April 26 – Aberdeen – Tunnels
April 27 – Scunthorpe – Cafè Indiependent
April 29 – Nottingham – Bodega Social
April 30 – Oxford – The Bullingdon
May 1 – Aldershot – West End Centre
May 2 – Southampton – Joiners
