New Hope Club are back with Call Me A Quitter: First listen to Blake Richardson, Reece Bibby and George Smith's latest track
16.08.2022 - 15:27
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Just as New Hope Club scored a hugely-successful Top 5 album with their self-titled debut in February 2020, the global pandemic abruptly halted the group's promotional plans.
With the world on lockdown, members Blake Richardson, George Smith and Reece Bibby were forced to scrap their schedule and head home. But it wasn't just the boys' careers that were affected, as the group struggled to navigate long distance relationships amid the uncertainty, too.
One positive that did come out of that period of unsettlement, though, is the group's brand-new single Call Me A Quitter.
With Blake, George and Reece channelling their confusion into song writing, creating what they describe as their 'most personal' track to date.
And guess what? They've given us a sneaky listen ahead of its release tomorrow.
"Maybe I’m a little too comfortable," the boys ponder atop some springy acoustic guitar. "I dropped, I dropped, I might have dropped the ball and then let it roll." From the off, it's clear the group are feeling reflective; confronting flaws all too easy to ignore.
"I know, I know she’s becoming part of the furniture, and if I take a sit back and ask myself if I’m doing enough then I’m probably not."
While Call Me A Quitter's instrumental might be breezy and up-tempo, its lyrical content exposes New Hope Club at their most sincere, and self-aware, so far. It's quite the juxtaposition, but it works.
"I could love her just a little bit better, 'cause if I don't someone's gonna come and get her," the boys admit in the catchy-as-hell chorus. "Nobody, nobody, nobody can come and call me a quitter. I should love her just a little bit better."
This is a song of self-actualisation, something genuinely refreshing to hear from a male point of