Lime Garden have dropped another taster, 'Downtown Lover', from their upcoming second album
Maybe Not Tonight' is due to arrive this April via So Young Records.
Lime Garden have dropped 'Downtown Lover', their latest offering ahead of second album 'Maybe Not Tonight'.
The record arrives on 10th April through So Young Records, with Charlie Andrew (Wolf Alice, alt-J) handling production alongside the band's drummer Annabel Whittle.
The new track joins previously released singles '23', 'All Bad Parts' and the title track. 'Maybe Not Tonight' follows the band's 2024 debut 'One More Thing'.
Vocalist and guitarist Chloe Howard said of the track: "Downtown lover came from three chords and my need to investigate my regular avoidant behaviour within romantic relationships. I saw the phrase 'downtown love' in an article online talking about some peoples constant need for something new or attention in general when dating, through recognising this in my myself and In an attempt to try and understand why I act the way I do, I threw this one out in a matter of minutes on my acoustic guitar."
Describing the record's overarching concept, Howard added: "The album is about a night out, from start to finish. As the night progresses, you're having a great time, until your ex walks in with someone else. You hate the way you look but rather than going home, you press the big red button and get even more drunk. Eventually, you take yourself home full of melancholy, chaos and anger."
The four-piece have described the writing period as emerging from a collective "mass breakup", with the ten tracks tackling grief, body image, self-esteem and drinking. Howard said of the record's unflinching approach: "Part of the ethos of the record is about addressing, rather than ignoring, all the shitty things you've done. You have to actually face up to yourself."
On rediscovering their original spark through the process, Howard added: "By making this record, we've come back to what it felt like when we started the band. When we were 17 and thought we were the shit, and nobody could tell us different. We've got this fresh feeling that we deserve to be here. That's a special thing."
Lime Garden take the record on the road with European and UK dates later this year. The dates in full read:
SEPTEMBER
15 Luxor, Cologne, Germany
16 Frannz, Berlin, Germany
19 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
22 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
25 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
OCTOBER
2 Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK
5 The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK
6 Junction 1, Cambridge, UK
9 Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK
10 Stylus, Leeds, UK
12 The Grove, Newcastle, UK
13 Mash House, Edinburgh, UK
14 Mono, Glasgow, UK
16 Gorilla, Manchester, UK
17 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
18 Waterfront, Norwich, UK
20 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, UK
21 Electric Brixton, London, UK
The record arrives on 10th April through So Young Records, with Charlie Andrew (Wolf Alice, alt-J) handling production alongside the band's drummer Annabel Whittle.
The new track joins previously released singles '23', 'All Bad Parts' and the title track. 'Maybe Not Tonight' follows the band's 2024 debut 'One More Thing'.
Vocalist and guitarist Chloe Howard said of the track: "Downtown lover came from three chords and my need to investigate my regular avoidant behaviour within romantic relationships. I saw the phrase 'downtown love' in an article online talking about some peoples constant need for something new or attention in general when dating, through recognising this in my myself and In an attempt to try and understand why I act the way I do, I threw this one out in a matter of minutes on my acoustic guitar."
Describing the record's overarching concept, Howard added: "The album is about a night out, from start to finish. As the night progresses, you're having a great time, until your ex walks in with someone else. You hate the way you look but rather than going home, you press the big red button and get even more drunk. Eventually, you take yourself home full of melancholy, chaos and anger."
The four-piece have described the writing period as emerging from a collective "mass breakup", with the ten tracks tackling grief, body image, self-esteem and drinking. Howard said of the record's unflinching approach: "Part of the ethos of the record is about addressing, rather than ignoring, all the shitty things you've done. You have to actually face up to yourself."
On rediscovering their original spark through the process, Howard added: "By making this record, we've come back to what it felt like when we started the band. When we were 17 and thought we were the shit, and nobody could tell us different. We've got this fresh feeling that we deserve to be here. That's a special thing."
Lime Garden take the record on the road with European and UK dates later this year. The dates in full read:
SEPTEMBER
15 Luxor, Cologne, Germany
16 Frannz, Berlin, Germany
19 Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
20 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands
22 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
25 La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
OCTOBER
2 Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK
5 The Bullingdon, Oxford, UK
6 Junction 1, Cambridge, UK
9 Future Yard, Birkenhead, UK
10 Stylus, Leeds, UK
12 The Grove, Newcastle, UK
13 Mash House, Edinburgh, UK
14 Mono, Glasgow, UK
16 Gorilla, Manchester, UK
17 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
18 Waterfront, Norwich, UK
20 Castle & Falcon, Birmingham, UK
21 Electric Brixton, London, UK