Courting - New Last Name

Liverpool-based four piece; Courting return with the first act from their upcoming sophomore album, 'New Last Name' set for release on the 29th of March 2024 via Lower Third.

The new album came together as a play, even though the band admits that 'New Last Name' isn’t really a play...

Whilst it IS tied together by a narrative thread – it’s actually a collection of their most contained pop songs, and strangest experiments sat side by side. 'New Last Name' is unrestrained and chaotic, and at the same time more focused and detail-oriented than anything Courting have done before. It’s a study in contradictions, and it’s the best damn play south of the north pole.
Brimming with nuance and pop culture references, the only constant is that the Liverpool gang maintains their irrepressible sense of abandon.

“We’d spent our last album campaign giving ourselves a fresh slate,” explains vocalist Sean Murphy-O’Neill. “That whole record to me in hindsight felt like we had a chance to get rid of any misconceptions about us and present ourselves as an interesting band. On ‘New Last Name’, we’re moving past that, we just want to make something really special.” In a strange way this album is the band’s true introduction, or they confidently put it, “It’s all hits.”

TRACKLISTING

A1. Throw
A2. We Look Good Together (Big Words) 
A3. The Hills
A4. Flex
A5. Emily G

B1. Babys
B2. The Wedding
B3. Happy Endings
B4. America

PRODUCT DETAILS

Artist:  Courting
Label:  Lower 3rd
Condition:  New 
Genre:  Punk & Post-Punk
Format:  Vinyl LP
Cat Number:  LWRTD005V
Released:  29th March 2024