Pale Waves confirmed the release date for She’s My Religion via social media. In a post to Instagram late last night (December 11th), the indie-pop quartet shared the single’s cover art, along with the caption: “She’s My Religion – Tuesday!”

Pale Waves also revealed what seems to be some lyrics from the forthcoming track, writing “She’s cold/She’s dark/She’s cynical”. The post elicited some serious excitement from fans, receiving over 10,000 likes. One fan commented playfully: “We have been waiting a long time for this!”

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This is not the first time Pale Waves has teased She’s My Religion. Frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie hinted towards the single on Twitter back in May, sharing a short demo along with the status: “I just want new pw music to come out to be honest.”

She’s My Religion will be taken from Pale Waves’ forthcoming album, Who Am I? Pale Waves’ sophomore record, Who Am I? will follow their debut album My Mind Makes Noise, which came out back in 2018. 

Scheduled for arrival early next year, Pale Waves will premiere Who Am I? on February 12th, 2021, via Dirty Hit Records. An eleven track album, Who Am I? will contain the songs I Just Needed You, Fall to Pieces, Tomorrow and Change. 

 

 

 

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In an official press release, Pale Waves said that Who Am I? will serve “as the Pale Waves manifesto – inspiring inclusivity, self-discovery, and the notion of being whoever the hell you want to be”. The Television Romance singers revealed that the albums’ lyricism will explore Heather Baron-Gracies’ personal experiences with mental health and depression. 

Baron-Gracie spoke on how Who Am I? helped Baron-Gracie come to terms with her own self acceptance. Baron-Gracie said that since wrapping the album: “I’ve stepped onto a path of wanting to explore myself and I feel confident in myself and proud to own my sexuality. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.”

Last month, Pale Waves shared a sonic gem from Who Am I?, Change. Pale Waves released Change on November 11th. 

Change is a wistful indie bop all about heartache. Although it has a light, upbeat backing track, Baron-Gracies’ lyrics reflect a person burnt by love, yet still wishing for a different outcome. Baron-Gracie sings the relatable lyrics: “I remember it like it was yesterday/My mother didn’t prepare me for this heartache” and “I keep wishing you would change/It’s no surprise you’re still the same.”

Pale Waves dropped the Change music video on YouTube in accordance with their release, which has garnered a whopping 362,000 views. The band jam out in a woodland forest, whilst Baron-Gracie shreds the guitar and sings: “I’m being so irrational, don’t know what to do/Just trying my best to get over you/I sat in the shower couldn’t leave for a few hours/’Cause I let you back in, now I’m crawling out my skin”

She’s My Religion will come out on December 15th. The official tracklisting for Who Am I? can be found below: 

1. Change
2. Fall To Pieces
3. She’s My Religion
4. Easy
5. Wish U Were Here
6. Tomorrow
7. You Don’t Own Me
8. I Just Needed You
9. Odd Ones Out
10. Run To
11. Who Am I?