NOTHING BUT THIEVES
Share Video For New Single
‘REAL LOVE SONG’

+ New Album
‘MORAL PANIC‘
Set For Release October 23
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UK five-piece Nothing But Thieves have shared the compelling, rousing and surreal video for their recently released single ‘Real Love Song’, which is taken from their forthcoming new album MORAL PANIC.

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Produced by Mike Crossey (The 1975, Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice), ‘Real Love Song’ has a self-explanatory title; it is a real love song which strips the romantic idealistic nature of love away and lays open the unrequited or painful reality experienced by many – “I’ve got a thing about you and it won’t go away”. Richly anthemic and wildly grandiose, it builds triumphantly with a hymn-like euphoric melody alongside singer Conor’s poignant almost operatic vocals.

Amidst mesmerising animations and a gritty performance from the band themselves, the Basak Erol directed video showcases the dreamlike story of three characters seeking love in the wrong places. A different perspective to relationships in the digital age, it addresses themes of confusion and losing the grip of reality on what’s real and the darkness it evokes.

Speaking about the video, the band say; “As an audience, we are often presented something that is excessive or overblown, especially when it comes to love stories. We wanted the video to capture the irony of the song whilst making sure it was still affecting. This is a song within a song and the video, with its nods to the modern relationship and its sensationalised band moments, tell two sides of the same story. Where does the cynicism end and the real begin? It was amazing to work with Basak and her team who totally got where we were going and created a story that works on these different levels. This is a love song, so what?”

‘Real Love Song’ follows on from their most recent single ‘Is Everybody Going Crazy?’ which remained on the Radio 1 Playlist for 8 weeks as one of the band’s longest running tracks on the playlist. Locally, the single peaked at #3 most played on triple j cementing it as the band’s biggest airplay hit to date. ‘Is Everybody Going Crazy?’ has already achieved 10 million streams worldwide, welcoming the exciting return of Nothing But Thieves. A gritty dark indie-rock song, lyrically it discusses a fractured, barely recognisable civilisation and desire for escapism, which proved curiously relevant to the world right now.

‘Real Love Song’ and ‘Is Everybody Going Crazy?’ is the band’s first new music since their 2018 EP WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU MADE ME THIS WAY and 2017 acclaimed album BROKEN MACHINE, which charted at #2 on the UK Album Chart and debuted locally at #12 on the ARIA Album Chart.  The band recently announced the release of their third album MORAL PANIC, set for release on October 23 with pre-orders now live.

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The past few years have been quite a ride for Nothing But Thieves. Amassing over 700,000 album sales and 750 million streams thus far, the band have built a loyal and wide following for their impactful balance of alt rock sounds and pop sensibilities, cementing themselves as one of the best current bands in the world. Having sold 150,000 tickets on their last album campaign – which included their biggest UK headline tour to date and a sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace, and selling out their entire worldwide Broken Machine headline tour, their success has been global.  The band have performed on US television shows such as James Corden and Jimmy Kimmel , after their debut became the bestselling debut from a UK rock band in the US in 2015 and have since played packed out international shows and festivals.

In Australia Nothing But Thieves continue to prove that they’re a favourite live act down under, consistently performing to sold-out shows on each Australian tour. On the band’s last visit in 2019, Nothing But Thieves announced a surprise show at The Manning Bar which sold out in less than 48 hours; an absolutely incredible feat. Their 2018 monster triple j Like A Version of Gang Of Youths’ ‘What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out’ received instant acclaim from listeners and media alike. The coveted version peaked at #72 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018, whilst previous single ‘Amsterdam’ landed at #70 the preceding year.

Channelling their live repertoire through their YouTube account during lockdown, Nothing But Thieves have performed their own songs in their captivating Solitude Sessions and through Conor’s stripped back Sun Sessions. Last week they released a collaboration with fans of their single ‘Sorry’, which saw 150 videos of fans singing and performing the song on various instruments alongside the band.

Nothing But Thieves are Conor Mason (vocals, guitars), Joe Langridge-Brown (guitars), Dominic Craik (guitars, keyboard), Philip Blake (bass guitar) and James Price (drums).

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