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Slow Pulp’s Yard<\/em><\/a> was a highlight of 2023<\/a> that had them making their TV debut<\/a> on CBS’ Saturday Sessions<\/em> and covering Lifehouse<\/a> on SiriusXMU. The Chicago band is back today to announce Melodie<\/em>, which arrives this fall. The lead single “Better Man” provides their usual burst of hooky, emotional indie rock.<\/p>\n About “Better Man,” guitarist Henry Stoehr says:<\/p>\n I realized that I had let go of the controls of my own life and instead was fully prioritizing what I thought people around me wanted from me. I reckon that I did this, at least in part, because I felt really chaotic and out of control of my emotions and actions as a kid and in my early twenties, in a way that I\u2019ve always been very self conscious about. In my mid 20s, I entered a phase in my life that felt really stable. I had felt so turbulent emotionally up until that point and I desperately wanted to feel that I deserved to experience that. Naively, I thought that I could just extinguish that kid that fucked up all the time and couldn\u2019t control himself. This song is me both letting go of control but taking control of myself in a new way, and accepting myself for who I am, and hoping that can be accepted by everyone else.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Melodie<\/em> is Slow Pulp’s first record with producer Elliot Kozel (Rosal\u00eda, Yves Tumor), whereas their precious LPs were produced by Stoehr. “Better Man” comes with a Ben Turok-directed music video that captures the song’s anthemic essence with strobes, sparklers, and Emily Massey looking like a true rock star. Watch below.<\/p>\n\n