Ahead of their fourth album, Western Approaches, Red Rum Club have dropped another single teasing the record, this time in ‘Hole In My Home’.
Like with all Red Rum Club tracks, it comes with a helping of hometown sentimentalities. Though, this time, we’re diving in further than just Liverpool and into Bootle, where some of the band grew up and where they played their biggest headline show to date (or at least, up until April when they take the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool).
‘Hole In My Home’ doesn’t directly focus on Liverpool, but both the physical limits of our dwellings and the sense of ‘home’ existing within us, one only we can experience, encompassing ourselves, our loved ones and experiences.
Building into a climactic choral release, ‘Hole In My Home’ somehow feels calmer, larger and more emboldened than expected. It boasts an element of folk not often seen by the band. The track blends reinvention with introspection and comes packed with trademark brass and summer-tinged riffs. A song built for a live audience, it’s clear where ‘Hole In My Home’ will erupt when absorbed by crowds of fans.
Whilst it’s a track that will shine when owned by many, lyrics like ‘‘If I had a shovel in hand, I’d dig a hole and throw myself in/But I probably wouldn’t finish ‘cause the pit won’t fit the shape that I’m in”, cut deep through frontman Francis Doran.
The accompanying video finds the band in a seemingly abandoned (and very Scousely decorated) home. Each member playing alone in a different room, interspersed with sepia-tinged clips of setting up for their outdoor gig in Bootle. Though it soon fills with faces of friends before night falls and crowds have descended. Western Approaches releases 23rd February, with the band headlining Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on 5th April.
Words by David Roskin
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