{"id":2426907,"date":"2026-05-21T19:21:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2426907"},"modified":"2026-05-21T19:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:21:49","slug":"stand-atlantic-have-broken-their-curse-of-avoiding-love-songs-on-new-single-velcro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stand-atlantic-have-broken-their-curse-of-avoiding-love-songs-on-new-single-velcro\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand Atlantic have broken their \u201ccurse\u201d of avoiding love songs on new single \u2018Velcro\u2019&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/artists\/stand-atlantic\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">Stand Atlantic<\/a><\/strong> have returned with a new single called <strong>\u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/track\/stand-atlantic-velcro-2026\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">Velcro<\/a>\u2019,<\/strong> marking what the band describe as a fresh creative chapter.<\/p>\n<p>Released via Virgin Music Group, the track debuted as a First Play on triple j Breakfast earlier today and arrives alongside a video filmed inside Sydney\u2019s Young Henrys brewery.<\/p>\n<p>Built around themes of emotional vulnerability and magnetic attraction, \u2018Velcro\u2019 sees the Australian quartet lean further into melody while keeping the punchy energy that\u2019s defined much of their catalogue to date.<\/p>\n<p>Frontwoman <strong>Bonnie Fraser<\/strong> says: \u201cI\u2019ve spent 10 years avoiding love songs and writing only about what ended in heartbreak. On \u2018Velcro\u2019, that curse is finally broken. It\u2019s the most honest thing I\u2019ve written in a long time &#8211; after a really intense period of writer\u2019s block, so recording it live, raw and unfiltered felt like the only way to do it. The curse is officially broken, the gates are open, our lovergirl era is on, and \u2018Velcro\u2019 says you\u2019re welcome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single lands ahead of a busy touring run for the band that includes <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/festivals\/slam-dunk-festival\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">Slam Dunk Festival<\/a> appearances across the UK and Europe, dates on the revived <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/festivals\/vans-warped-tour\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">Vans Warped Tour<\/a>, and UK arena shows supporting Simple Plan later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The dates in full read:<\/p>\n<p>MAY<br \/>23 Slam Dunk Festival, Hatfield, UK<br \/>24 Slam Dunk Festival, Leeds, UK<br \/>29 Slam Dunk Festival, Oberhausen, Germany<br \/>31 Slam Dunk Festival, Zurich, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>JUNE<br \/>1 Slam Dunk Festival, Milan, Italy<\/p>\n<p>JULY<br \/>25-26 Vans Warped Tour, Long Beach (CA), USA<\/p>\n<p>SEPTEMBER<br \/>20 NEXUS &#8211; Nerd Rock Festival, Leipzig, Germany<\/p>\n<p>OCTOBER<br \/>2 O2 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/venues\/apollo-leffinge\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">Apollo<\/a>, Manchester, UK (w\/ Simple Plan)<br \/>3 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/readdork.com\/venues\/ovo-arena-wembley\" class=\"font-bold text-neutral-900 dark:text-white underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 hover:text-neutral-600 dark:hover:text-neutral-300 transition-colors\">OVO Arena Wembley<\/a>, London, UK (w\/ Simple Plan)<\/p>\n<p>NOVEMBER<br \/>14-15 Vans Warped Tour, Orlando (FL), USA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source readdork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand Atlantic have returned with a new single called \u2018Velcro\u2019, marking what the band describe as a fresh creative chapter. Released via Virgin Music Group, the track debuted as a First Play on triple j Breakfast earlier today and arrives alongside a video filmed inside Sydney\u2019s Young Henrys brewery. 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