Alternate indie/rock band DEADLETTER release their new single, ‘Songless Bird’, out now via So Recordings/Civilians. ‘Songless Bird’ is the third single taken from the band’s upcoming sophomore album, Existence Is Bliss, following the release of the lead single ‘To The Brim’ and ‘It Comes Creeping’. Existence Is Bliss is set for release on Friday, 27th February.
On ‘Songless Bird’, DEADLETTER deliver an exquisitely refined track, purveying aesthetics from across the alt, indie, and rock spectrum. As can be heard on the band’s previous singles, ‘To The Brim’ and ‘It Comes Creeping’, DEADLETTER have taken a sonic shift on ‘Songless Bird’, initiating a new era for the band. This new single explores a more sophisticated, genre-fluid sound that fuses influences from across the rock and indie spectrum. The production is sublime, with frontman Zac Lawrence’s raw vocals tying the track together. With the release of ‘Songless Bird’, DEADLETTER once again makes a statement, showcasing the lofty levels of what is to come from one of the UK’s most exciting new bands.
Speaking about ‘Songless Bird’, lead singer Zac Lawrence said: “Withholding that which haunts you, that which torments you, that which cripples, is no conducive means to a healthy existence. After all, existence ought to be bliss?”
DEADLETTER’s upcoming sophomore album is entitled Existence Is Bliss and is set for release on Friday, 27th February. Existence Is Bliss is available to pre-order now and is available on LP, Limited Edition LP, and CD HERE.
Existence Is Bliss Tracklist
Purity I
To The Brim
Songless Bird
It Comes Creeping
What The World Missed
Cheers!
Among Us
Focal Point
(Back To) The Scene of the Crime
Frosted Glass
He Himself And Him
Meanwhile in a Parallel
Speaking about their upcoming album, Existence Is Bliss, DEADLETTER said: “We are surrounded, totally enveloped by impurity and subjected to the lassitude its relentless jaws leave behind. To choose to live amidst this reality, as opposed to merely exist in it, is, to paraphrase a great philosopher, heroic. The temptation to choose the latter is a powerful, all too familiar sensation, yet, to look deep into one’s own eyes, to choose to embrace the struggles of life and use the world’s oxygen not to breathe, but to act, to indulge; that is what makes us people. Existence is Bliss, but to LIVE is a great turmoil whose payoff is without bounds.”
DEADLETTER are a Yorkshire-born alternative band. The band first formed in 2020 with life-long friends Zac Lawrence(vocals), Alfie Husband (drums), and George Ullyott (bass). Since then, the band has taken on many forms and now exists as a 6-piece. With influences including LCD Soundsystem, The Stranglers, Captain Beefheart, and Can, DEADLETTER are known for their winding lyrical mazes atop alternate-rock/indie instrumentals. In 2024, they released their critically acclaimed debut album, Hysterical Strength, which NME called “dark and foreboding and it’s irresistible and fun” in a 4-star review. Now, the band return with their incredible sophomore album, Existence Is Bliss. Stay tuned for more news and music from one of the UK’s most exciting new bands.