THE SUBWAYS – I NEED TO FEEL YOU CLOSER – NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO RELEASED TODAY AT 6PM – PLUS HEADLINE TOUR AANOUNCED

Photo Credit 2 and artwork by Mark Richards

Twenty years into their career and The Subways are still excelling at the kind of impassioned rock thrills on which they first established their reputation. That’s something they again prove with today’s release of the new single ‘I Need To Feel You Closer’, the first brand new song to preview the October 17th release of their first compilation ‘When I’m With You’. The trio – Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper and Camille Phillips – also today announce details of a record store tour to commemorate the album’s release.

Erupting in a volley of vehement punk melody and battering ram rhythms, ‘I Need To Feel You Closer’ pulls no punches without sacrificing the kind of killer hook that The Subways are renowned for. There’s an undercurrent of nostalgia and longing, but the dominant impression from Billy’s full-blooded vocal is one informed by pain and passion. Countered by Charlotte’s effortlessly cool backing harmonies, his raw vulnerability reflects where the song came from.

As Billy explains, “The power of music: whilst away on tour and still grieving the sudden passing of a best friend, my then-love dumped me via text message. ‘Not feeling it anymore. Not what you wanna hear. But yeah. Bye.’ As we continued round Europe on our tour, I picked up my guitar each day as a source of solace, putting all my feelings into the songs. ‘I Need to Feel You Closer’ is one of those songs, and it allowed me to get a sense of the loss and yearning I was experiencing. I hope it offers solace to others who feel similar. And I hope it gets you grooving in the mosh pit, too.”

The accompanying video will launch here at 6:30pm today, with the band online at YouTube to answer questions from fans. It captures the exhilarating Subways live experience, highlighting their raw energy with stark monochrome photography and rapidfire edits. It represents the band in their best environment: Billy’s ragged riffs and hollered vocals leading the charge, accompanied by Charlotte’s iconic swagger as Camille is a blur of frenetic energy at the drumkit.

‘I Need To Feel You Closer’ reiterates that ‘I’m With You’ is a compilation with a difference. While it calls at all of the big moments and fan favourites from The Subways’ history – from the debut ‘Oh Yeah’ and the classic ‘Rock & Roll Queen’ to 2023’s ‘You Kill My Cool’ and ‘Black Wax’ – it also provides an anchor for their next era to commence. Structured like a setlist, the album’s songs are the soundtrack to a journey which has seen the band play 1000+ gigs in forty countries, feature in Rimmel’s campaign starring Kate Moss, and perform in Guy Ritchie’s ‘RocknRolla’ and the famous 2000s teen drama ‘The OC’.

As shows are beginning to sell out for their November / December ‘The Subways For Eternity’ tour, the band now reveal details of a record store tour to celebrate the release of ‘When I’m With You’. Album / ticket bundles for the UK dates are available HERE for the UK and HERE for Germany. Remaining tickets for the headline tour are available HERE.

‘When I’m With You’ is available to pre-order HERE, with physical products coming in the shape of double white-and-black marbled vinyl with a signed insert, double red-vinyl and CD.

OCTOBER

17th – Kingston, Banquet

18th – Brighton, Resident

19th – London, Rough Trade East

20th – Liverpool, Jacaranda

21st – Nottingham, Rough Trade

23rd – Leeds, Crash

24th – Oxford, Truck

25th – Southampton, Vinilo

29th – Germany, Stuttgart, Im Wizemann Studio

30th – Germany, Dortmund, FZW Club

NOVEMBER

5th – Bristol, O2 Academy

6th – Birmingham, O2 Institute

7th – Newcastle, The Grove

8th – Hull, Welly

13th – Manchester, Band On The Wall

14th – Glasgow, King Tuts (LOW TICKETS)

15th – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

19th – Norwich, Waterfront

20th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms (LOW TICKETS)

21st – London, Electric Ballroom

23rd – France, Paris, La Maroquinerie (LOW TICKETS)

24th – Germany, Cologne Bürgerhaus Stollwerck

25th – Netherlands, Amsterdam Melkweg Oz

26th – Belgium, Leuven, Het Depot
28th – Germany, Hamburg, Markthalle (LOW TICKETS)

29th – Germany, Berlin, Hole44 (SOLD OUT)

30th – Germany, Dresden, Beatpol (ADDED DATE)

DECEMBER

2nd – Czech Republic, Prague, Lucerna Music Bar

3rd – Hungary, Budapest, Dürer Kert

5th – Austria, Vienna, Flex

6th – Germany, Munich, Technikum

8th – Italy, Milan, Magnolia

9th – Switzerland, Zurich, Exil

10th – Germany, Karlsruhe, Substage

12th – Germany, Nurnberg, Hirsch

13th – Germany, Osnabruck, Hirsch

14th – Germany, Frankfurt, Batschkapp

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