The Guest List tear apart “the monotony of the every day” on anthemic new single ‘Mundane’

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The Guest List have shared their monotony-busting and anthemic new single ‘Mundane’ – check it out below. The track is the latest taste of the Manchester indie five-piece’s forthcoming debut album ‘Something Real‘, which is set to be released on August 28. Pre-order/pre-save the record here. ‘Mundane’ follows on from the previous singles ‘You Should Care‘, ‘If Ever Your Devil Is Kind‘ and the album’s title track, and it sees frontman Cai Alty cathartically singing about the small frustrations of bland and repetitive everyday life. Check out the official visualiser for the song here: Alty has said: “The main riff for this song came to me a couple years ago. I remember thinking it was the grungiest thing I had ever written. The lyrics are about the monotony of the every day – fitting curtains, soaking dishes, etc. All things that can start to drive us mad when life becomes too predictable. The song is an outlet for pent-up bitterness without telling us to rip up the script entirely.” ‘Something Real’ was recorded in Norway with Matias Tellez and produced in part by The Coral‘s James Skelly. Across the 12 songs, The Guest List balance weighty themes of mental health, climate change an...

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