Pale Waves release sincere new single The Hard Way

Pale Waves have dropped a new single and you don't want to miss it! The new track sees the band lean into their heavier sound while maintaining their “candid” songwriting.

Vocalist Heather Baron-Gracie opens up about the heartfelt single: “When I was in high school a girl who was being bullied took her own life. I got on the bus with her every single morning and I would see her sitting in her same spot. She sat downstairs, and I would go upstairs. The Hard Way is about my regret for not helping her, or standing up for her, that I feel now as an adult.

“As a kid you’re so shy and afraid, but I hope it’ll influence people to stand up for those who need help, and help people understand that their words and actions can be really damaging. You don't know how cruel you can be sometimes, especially at that age.”

Listen to The Hard Way below:

Ahead of their album drop, Pale Waves are gearing up for a packed summer of UK festival dates and live in-store performances, including their biggest-ever headliner in November and an event at Kingston’s iconic Banquet Records on August 11.

July

30 Kendal Calling

August

11 Kingston Banquet Records
12 Brighton Resident Records
14 Southampton Vinilo Records
15 Bristol Rough Trade
17 Newcastle HMV
18 Leeds Vinyl Whistle
13 Boardmasters
17 Live At Central Festival
26 Leeds Festival
28 Reading Festival

October

15 Live At Leeds

November

25 Manchester Albert Hall
26 Liverpool O2 Academy
27 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
28 Dundee Fat Sam’s
30 London O2 Academy Brixton

Pale Waves’ third album Unwanted will be available on August 12 via Dirty Hit.

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