Heartworms tells us about dance-driven single ‘Guess I’m Stuck In The Dark’ and tackling “uncertainty and dark humour” on new album

Heartworms has shared her bold and dance-y new single ‘Guess I’m Stuck In The Dark’ and spoken to NME about what to expect from her hotly-anticipated new album, tackling “uncertainty and dark humour”. READ MORE: On the cover – Heartworms is South London’s gothic superstar in the making The first taster of the rising London goth rock star’s follow-up to her 2025 acclaimed debut ‘Glutton For Punishment‘ comes as a strutting and groove-based indie noir banger, adding glitterball shimmers to her stark and macabre sound as Jojo Orme investigates “how our minds begin to deceive us when we’re left in the dark, conjuring up fears that only appear in moments of insecurity – but also leaning into that, and trying to party alongside it.” Speaking to NME fresh from launching her new era and aesthetic with some intimate shows in Italy (where the first version of the new single was born) Orme explained how the song sprung from an incident involving a power-cut while on the toilet during a writing session, a fear of the dark and a stream of consciousness lyrical flow. Returning to London, Orme took the track to producer Dan Carey, who saw the potential in the song and stripped it back to the bare...