Credit: Kelsi Luck

Today might have just been like any other unassuming rainy Thursday's, that was until Pale Waves made their unexpected yet highly awaited return with their brand new single, Perfume. Injecting a vibrant kaleidoscopic array of colour into the other wise monochrome state life's become in the UK, the track's shimmery 80's inspired synths and catchy vocals offer an alternative outlook. The new single is taken from their fourth album Smitten, due 20th September via Dirty Hit and premiered last night as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record. “I found myself writing about not just a certain time period, but my whole life, from years ago,” shares Heather (Baron-Gracie). “When I fall in love, I fall deep, and it’s interesting to me that you can feel so fascinated and smitten with someone and then they can become a total stranger. So I feel like Smitten really summarised perfectly what I felt for others at a certain point.” Continuing about the new single Perfume’, she says: "’Perfume’ is the perfect introduction into the new world we’ve created. It's queer, feminine and romantic and it encapsulates the essence of Smitten." Take a listen for yourselves below.

2024 Live Dates (* w/PVRIS)

June
12 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre*
14 - Minneapolis, MN - Uptown Theatre*
15 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues*
16 - Detroit, MI - St. Andrew’s Hall*
19- Toronto, On - The Danforth Music Hall*
21 - Boston, MA - House of Blues*
22 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts*
24 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza*
26 - Washington, DC - 9:30 club*
28 - Nashville, TN - Brooklyn Bowl*
29 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade, Heaven*

July
01 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live*
06 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Austin*
07 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues, Cambridge Room*
09 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Burn*
10 - San Diego, CA - The Observatory North*
12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern*
20 - Benicassim Festival, Spain

August
03 - Y Not Festival, Derbyshire UK
04 - Kendal Calling Festival, Kendal UK

October
05 - Manchester, England - Neighbourhood Festival

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