James Marriott has released his melancholic new single 'It's Only Love', from second album 'Don't Tell The Dog'

James Marriott has shared new single 'It's Only Love', taken from his upcoming second album 'Don't Tell The Dog'.

The track arrives alongside a folk horror-inspired video directed by Orr Piamenta, which follows an axe-wielding Marriott bringing scarecrow couples to life.

"'It's Only Love' is the third single from my upcoming sophomore album, 'Don't Tell The Dog'," Marriott explains. "I took a softer approach than the previous two singles, with verdant imagery in the lyricism and country-inspired instrumentation. I chose this as a single to demonstrate the softer, indie tones evident in parts of my second full-length album. It's one of my softer vocal performances and I believe wholeheartedly that it shows another side to my artistry, which I hope to develop more with the release of 'Don't Tell The Dog' on 13th June."

'Don't Tell The Dog' follows Marriott's debut album 'Are We There Yet?', which reached Number 17 in the UK charts. The new record will be available on blue vinyl, CD and cassette formats.

His dates in full read:

MAY
16 Brighton, The Great Escape
24 Warrington, Neighbourhood Weekender
24 Leeds, Live At Leeds In The Park

JULY
11 Glasgow, TRNSMT

AUGUST
8 Newquay, Boardmasters

NOVEMBER
1 Exeter, Lemon Grove
2 Bristol, O2 Academy
5 Leeds, O2 Academy
6 Newcastle, NX
7 Manchester, Academy
9 Dublin, 3Olympia
10 Dublin, 3Olympia
12 Birmingham, O2 Academy
13 Sheffield, Octagon
14 Liverpool, Mountfield Hall
16 London, The Roundhouse
18 Bournemouth, O2 Academy
19 Brighton, Dome
20 Oxford, O2 Academy
22 Brussels, Botanique Orangerie
23 Hamburg, Gruenspan
24 Cologne, Kantine
26 Copenhagen, Pumpehuset
27 Stockholm, Debaser
30 Berlin, Columbia Theater

DECEMBER
1 Warsaw, Proxima
2 Prague, Meetfactory
4 Milan, Circolo Magnolia
6 Barcelona, Razzmatazz Room 3
8 Munich, Strom
9 Amsterdam, Melkweg Max
11 London, The Roundhouse