Brighton indie-electro four-piece Lime Garden have released their sophomore album Maybe Not Tonight, out now via So Young Records, ahead of a UK tour this October.
Written in the aftermath of what the band describe as a “mass breakup”, the record grapples with grief, drinking, body image and self-esteem across ten tracks, conceived as the arc of a single night out from first rush to bleary walk home. Its introspective core draws on a wide range of influences, from alternative dance and indie pop to newer experimental electronic textures.
Vocalist and guitarist Chloe Howard has spoken about the album’s lyrical themes: “It’s about recognising our good and bad parts, the parts you don’t want. It’s about being okay with not getting it right and choosing not to hide in the shadows but live.”
The album opens with ’23’, released earlier this year, its pop-punk synths driving reflections on youthful arrogance. ‘Maybe Not Tonight’ wrestles with romantic disillusionment and destructive tendencies, backed by punk-rock fills and an addictive synth break. A further preview track, ‘Downtown Lover’, came accompanied by a live session at Abbey Road Studios, where the band also covered New Order’s ‘Age Of Consent’.
Howard has described the record as a return to first principles: “By making this record, we’ve come back to what it felt like when we started the band. When we were 17 and thought we were the shit, and nobody could tell us different. We’ve got this fresh feeling that we deserve to be here. That’s a special thing.”
Maybe Not Tonight was produced by Charlie Andrew, known for his work with Wolf Alice and alt-J, with additional production from drummer Annabel Whittle. Lime Garden head out on a UK tour this October:
2 Oct – Electric Bristol, Bristol
5 Oct – The Bullingdon, Oxford
6 Oct – Junction 1, Cambridge
9 Oct – Future Yard, Birkenhead
10 Oct – Stylus, Leeds
12 Oct – The Grove, Newcastle
13 Oct – Mash House, Edinburgh
14 Oct – Mono, Glasgow
16 Oct – Gorilla, Manchester
17 Oct – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
18 Oct – Waterfront, Norwich
20 Oct – Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
21 Oct – Electric Brixton, London
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