The Murder Capital have dropped a brand new single, ‘Return My Head’.
The track is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, and is described by frontman James McGovern as being “written in a place of pure frustration, feeling like our sanity had been unwillingly removed through periods of isolation”.
“All I wanted at this point was to get my head back, and to throw it away again,” he continues. “But on my own terms. ‘Return my head, and throw it to the crowd’””
The accompanying music video, directed by bassist Gabriel Paschal Blake, features the band’s friends and family and is a testament to the importance of support networks and the power of self-expression.
“I wanted to show the rag dolling that can occur to us going from one state of being to another, while always remaining being the same person,” he explains. “The extensions of ourselves that we create to protect ourselves even when we’re alone, and the evident and necessary advice that we receive to continue following and perusing our passions from our friends and family, demonstrated by my own family friends Megan, Nic, Ruairí and Pump.
“To me, ‘Return My Head’ is the desire to return your mind to a place of peace and stability, and the belief that to do so, is possible. We shot it in my old secondary school recreational hall. We produced it ourselves. At its best to me, the narrative of the ‘Return My Head’ about coming back to a safety.”
‘Gigi’s Recovery’ is due for release on January 20th 2023. Tickets for their February UK and Ireland tour are available now.
