LEEDS noisemakers Menace Beach will release new single Give Blood on January 20 - ahead of their sophomore album Lemon Memory out on the same day.
Give Blood couples the raucous and scuzzy energy of Menace Beach with perhaps their most pop moment to date.
Written in Ibiza, the song was the first track they recorded in Sheffield with producer Ross Orton for upcoming album.
The early moments in the studio can define the whole recording process, but the immediate nature of Give Blood was the perfect way to kick off the session.
Lead singer Ryan Needham said: "Starting a session with people you haven’t worked with before has the potential to be a bit daunting, but by the time we blasted through this a few times it was instantly apparent there was a strong vibe there and we just rode that wave to the end of the session.”
The band will be playing at Broadcast in Glasgow on February 14 and Sneaky Pete's in Edinburgh on February 15.
For more info and tickets, go to facebook.com/menacingbeaches
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