Welly have shared a new video for their suburban anthem ‘It’s Not Like This In France’

Welly have shared a new video for ‘It’s Not Like This In France’, taken from their debut album ‘Big In The Suburbs’, which is out now.

The track offers a nuanced perspective on British life, as Welly explains: “It could be worse, right? Neither a flag-shagger’s anthem, nor a sarcastic taunt of British life, this song is, if anything, a retaliation to the one-dimensional slagging of Britain we hear in so many dull punk songs at the moment. Yeah things are bad, but I listen to music for a different reason.”

“It’s an agnostic, ‘It Could Be Worse’ singalong. It ain’t pretty, but it’s ours. It’s Not Like This In France, but it’s not like this anywhere, really. It’s not better; it’s not worse. What’s good is that it’s ours. We know the neighbour, the bloke in the corner shop, our work colleagues, a grandparent. This is what’s important. This is what the whole album is about. Look up your own street first, before down your nose, or through a telescope or telephone screen,” they continue.

‘Big In The Suburbs’ features fourteen tracks, including previous singles ‘Shopping’, ‘Soak Up The Culture’, ‘Deere John’, ‘Cul-de-Sac’, ‘Big In The Suburbs’, and ‘Roundabout Racehorse’. The album was written and self-produced by Welly, exploring themes of suburban life and its complexities.

Their dates in full read:

APRIL
8 The Cornish Bank, Falmouth, UK
9 The Junction, Plymouth, UK
10 Loves Cafe, Weston Super Mare, UK
15 The Bunkhouse, Swansea, UK
16 Strings Bar and Venue, Isle of Wight, UK
17 Bear Cave, Bournemouth, UK
18 The Charles Dickens, Worthing, UK
22 Bootleg Social, Blackpool, UK
23 Beat Generator, Dundee, UK
24 Three Tanners Bank, North Shields, UK
25 The Studio, Hartlepool, UK
26 The Welly, Hull, UK

MAY
1 Music Hall, Ramsgate, UK
16 The Pier, Brighton, UK