Life have shared ‘Turning In’ ahead of the release of upcoming fourth album ‘ABSTRACT/NATURAL’ via Launchpad+ and EMI North on 19 June, 2026.
Showcasing a more restrained and reflective side to the Hull band, the song finds vocalist Mez Sanders-Green sharing his thoughts on fatherhood and how the most surprising comment from a child can change how you view things: ‘It’s about me and my lad hunkered down in a tent (on the Isle of Mull) and waking to hear him chatting outside. He told me he was talking to a heron. To this day I don’t know if he was – whenever I see a Heron I now get goosebumps. The universal theme is about togetherness; fitting together, sharing moments, and always wanting to be there for someone you love.’
Opening with electro-infused hooks that fall somewhere between New Order and Bombay Bicycle Club, Mez remembers his trip with fondness – ‘At night we fit so perfectly, hand in hand I know we dream, we do’ – over more menacing guitar before things take a cyclical and psychedelic turn as the words ‘I wake to hear you humming outside our tent in Mull, my boy the Gidge by the stream’ are repeated with increasing intensity and passion in the song’s final throes.
Upcoming live dates:
June/July
Tuesday 23rd June – Brighton, Resident
Wednesday 24th June – London, Rough Trade East
Thursday 25th June – Liverpool, Jacaranda
Friday 26th June – Leeds, Jumbo Records
Friday 24th-Sunday 26th July – Deer Shed Festival, North Yorkshire
October UK tour
Thursday 1st October – Newcastle, The Grove
Friday 2nd October – Lincoln, Southside
Saturday 3rd October – Hebden Bridge, Trades Club
Tuesday 6th October – London, Moth Club
Wednesday 7th October – Southampton, The Joiners
Thursday 8th October – Bristol, Strange Brew
Friday 9th October – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club