Band member Charles Cave explains, "It's hard for me to talk about 'Hold Back Your Love' in a measured way. We all absolutely love this song. I felt the same after we recorded 'Death', 'Bigger Than Us', or 'Big TV'. Call it emotional attachment, or hopefully just a 'good ear', this song feels like it confidently sits itself down on the front row of White Lies songs that fall into elusive 'encore' territory. I'm struggling to remember how this song came about, which is always a positive feeling as it suggests the process was a totally pleasurable and inspirational one, but I know that it was written quickly and the melodies seemed to do that dreamy thing of writing themselves. I think we were in a 'Tango In The Night' state of pop when this song came about, and you can definitely hear that in the middle section. But equally, (and this band has been a huge influence since we were fifteen) there's a solid Talking Heads stomp that, dare I say it, you can almost dance to!"
The new album Friends is now available on CD, vinyl, picture disc, digital download and streaming formats, as well as a special box set edition which includes a cassette and four exclusive bonus tracks.
It was recorded in Bryan Ferry's private studio in London's Olympia and was self-produced by the band. White Lies enlisted Grammy Award-winning engineer James Brown (Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys), David Wrench (Caribou, FKA Twigs) on mixing duties and long-term collaborator Ed Buller who contributed additional production.
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
February 2017
1st - Washington DC - 9:30 Club
2nd - New York, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
3rd - Boston, MA - Middle East Club
4th - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
6th - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
7th - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
8th - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
11th - Vancouver BC - Rickshaw Theater
12th - Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge
14th - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
15th - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theater
17th - Guadalajara - Teatro Diana
18th - Mexico City - El Plaza Condesa
Buy tickets here: http://whitelies.com/live
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