British nü-gazers Split Chain have issued a brand new track titled “scatterbrain” from the upcoming deluxe edition of their latest album “motionlur“. Due out September 11th on Epitaph Records, that expanded version of the album features reimagined takes on each track from the original studio album, along with a few bonus tracks and an as-yet largely unannounced smattering of special guests. Split Chain said of revisiting the record:
“We are so, so proud of what we created with ‘motionblur,’ and we wanted to come up with a way to celebrate it all over again, in a way that both shows love to the scene that has helped us get where we are now, as well as including many of the friends that we’ve made along the way.”
“We get that everyone interprets music in their own way, and so we invited a bunch of mates to feature across the album, so that we could hear their individual interpretations of the songs. It came out so much better than we could have even hoped, and we truly believe the work and energy that every person has done on every song is incredible. The cast of names on this version on this album is sick, and we know people are gonna love it just as much as we do. We’re so incredibly grateful to every single artist that has helped the deluxe become a reality and we genuinely can’t wait to hear what everybody thinks.”
As for “scatterbrain“, they added:
“Like all of our other music, ‘scatterbrain‘ comes from personal experiences growing up that we’re sure everyone can relate with to some degree. It’s a song about the slow degradation of friendships, relationships and family ties. How all of a sudden, when things can seem to be at their best, the other person in the relationship, friendship or the family member seems to stop pulling their weight. They start to get caught up in their own thing, get lost in their head, and either consciously or subconsciously pull away without providing any reason whatsoever, leaving the other person with nothing but feelings of abandonment, unrequited love and questions.”
In related news, a September UK headlining tour with False Reality and Roman Candle has just been announced in support of this revised take on “record “motionblur“, dates include:
09/18 Southampton, UK – The Joiners
09/19 Birmingham, UK – The Flapper
09/20 Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute
09/22 Glasgow, UK – G2
09/23 Leeds, UK – Boom
09/24 Bristol, UK – Exchange
09/25 London – Underworld
An O2 presale is now live, with a Live Nation presale scheduled to launch tomorrow, Friday, May 15th at 10:00am UK time. The general onsale has been scheduled for this Monday, May 18th, at 10:00am UK time.
“motionblur (DELUXE)” track listing:
01 – “Under The Wire“
02 – “bored. tired. torn.“
03 – “I’m Not Dying To Be Here “
04 – “Rookie “
05 – “who am i?“
06 – “SPIT“
07 – “greyintheblue“
08 – “The Space In Between“
09 – “Subside“
10 – “Headway“
11 – “my mistake…“
12 – “untitled“
13 – “sylvia (i won’t belong to you)“
14 – “scatterbrain“
15 – “Under The Wire” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
16 – “bored. tired. torn” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
17 – “I’m Not Dying To Be Here” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
18 – “Rookie” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
19 – “who am i?” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
20 – “SPIT” [DLX] (feat. False Reality)
21 – “greyintheblue” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
22 – “The Space In” Between [DLX] (feat. TBA)
23 – “Subside” [DLX] featuring (feat. TBA)
24 – “Headway” [DLX] featuring Roman Candle
25 – “my mistake…” [DLX]
26 – “untitled” [DLX] (feat. TBA)
