LIFTER Announce Debut Album, Clasping Hands with the Moribund, Share Lead Single

Bristol-based 7-piece LIFTER have announced their debut album, ‘Clasping Hands with the Moribund’, out October 25th, today and unveiled its lead single, ‘I Have Done My Waiting’. Hot on the heels of support slots alongside Wednesday and Bar Italia, the band has also revealed their UK headline tour, which will take place this autumn.

The album features a stellar lineup with former Modern Rituals guitarist Harry Fanshawe and bassist/producer Miles Ward at its core. Joining them on the tracks, The Death of Pop co-leader Angus James, Swelt guitarist Chris Hicks, cellists Douglas Evans and Anna Strudwick, violinist Reuben Brunt, backing vocalist Olive Featherstone, corner player Harry Furniss, and drummers Stevie Fry and Oliver Cocup.

Frontman Harry said of the single:

I was at the end of an era of something in my life when I wrote ‘Waiting’, about how things would be different now, and whether we’d look back and think we’d not made the most of what we had when we had it.

He continues, “The song came together fairly quickly musically, but once the track’s structure was completed, we made adjustments and played it with various different musicians. The result is the inclusion of two different drummers, a violinist, a cellist, a cornet player, Rhodes piano, slide guitar, amongst others.”

The current incarnation of the band is characterised by a rich, diverse blend of musical influences, incorporating elements of slowcore, folk, country, and indie rock into their latest release with impressive skill. The band has evolved from their earlier sound, moving towards a more intricate, pastoral sonic approach that results in a departure from their scrappier sound, showcasing a more refined and expansive musical direction.