Home Counties announce debut album 'Exactly As It Seems'

After the glowing support for their highly-praised EPs 'Redevelopment' and 'In A Middle English Town' in recent years, Home Counties have now announced their plans for their debut studio album, arriving next year.

The new full-length 'Exactly As It Seems' will include the previously shared effort 'Bethnal Green', is being previewed by the new lead single 'Wild Guess', and is set to be released on the 3rd May via Submarine Cat Records.

Speaking about the new offering, the band's Will Harrison said, "Wild Guess is the oldest song but latest addition to the new album. It voices a variety of concerns: day-to-day financial worries, fear of social isolation in old age, even a looming future of ecological collapse. It was written as part of an experimental side project which saw never the light of day - and in its original form was like a deranged version of the Wii Sports loading screen, hosting a detuned Ed Miliband speech in replace of the vocals.

"We revisited the song many times over the years but it never felt quite Home Counties. Over the last year however, as our sound was shifting we gave it one last go. It was an exercise in restraint, holding ourselves back to allow the song to breathe. That said, we couldn’t resist retaining some of the original chaos of the original demo, sticking in a drum and bass inspired drop at the end. In that way, the song sets the new parameters of where Home Counties is at the moment..."

Watch the new video for 'Wild Guess' in the player and see the album's full tracklisting below.

'Exactly As It Seems' Tracklist:
Uptight
Bethnal Green
Funk U Up
Dividing Lines
Push Comes To Shove
Wild Guess
You Break It, You Bought It
Cradle Coffin
Exactly As It Seems
Posthumous Spreadsheets

More News

PREMIERE: BLOKE unveil brand new music video 'Money Says'

London/Berlin experimental noise-rock collective BLOKE return with a powerful new single that challenges the invisible economic forces shaping our... 1 week 4 days ago

Circa Waves unveil new single 'Like You Did Before'

With their eagerly-awaited new album landing early next year, Circa Waves have now dropped the next cut to be lifted from their forthcoming full-... 2 weeks 20 hours ago

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory unveil new single 'Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)'

With their eagerly-awaited debut album landing early next year, Sharon Van Etten... 2 weeks 4 days ago

The Horrors unveil new single 'Lotus Eater'

With their eagerly-awaited new album landing early next month, The Horrors have now dropped the next cut to be lifted from their forthcoming full-... 2 weeks 5 days ago

Luke Sital-Singh shares new single 'In Your Eyes'

With his eagerly-awaited new album landing early next year, Luke Sital-Singh has now dropped the next cut to be lifted from his forthcoming full-... 2 weeks 6 days ago

Sam Fender unveils new single 'Wild Long Lie'

With his eagerly-awaited new album set to land early next year, Sam Fender has now dropped the next cut to be lifted from his forthcoming full-length... 3 weeks 20 hours ago

The Sherlocks share new single 'Bones'

With their eagerly-awaited new album landing early next year, The Sherlocks have now dropped the next cut to be lifted from their forthcoming full-... 3 weeks 1 day ago

The Aidan Leclaire Band Drop New Single ‘Find Me’

Following on the release of their EP ‘The Spaceman’ in July, DC Indie-rockers the Aidan Leclaire Band  unveil their brand new single... 3 weeks 5 days ago

Cloth return with new single 'Polaroid'

Following on from their highly-praised debut album 'Secret Measure' last year, Cloth have now returned to share a brand new single. The new track... 3 weeks 5 days ago