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Tonight, @anniemac will be premiering ‘Violent Sun’ as her Hottest Record In The World on @bbcradio1 at 19:30 BST, and interviewing Jon. The video we made will then be premiering over on YouTube at 19:45 BST. Join the countdown now with the link in our bio.

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It has been revealed that ‘Violent Sun’ is the closing track on the album, and it was described in a press release as being “a first in the Everything Everything catalogue.” The release went on to say, “It’s a propulsive rush of melody with a cinematic scale…The band wanted it to feel like the last song played on the dance floor.” Now that fans can listen to the song, this is very apparent in the fast-paced vocal line and suspended synths.

Frontman Jonathan Higgs said himself that “‘Violent Sun’ is about the feeling that something terrible is approaching fast, and you want to hold on to this moment forever.” In his interview with Annie Mac, he expressed this same sentiment, as well as going on to discuss the album, his musical process, and his fans, saying, “every time we’ve put something out that we’re really proud of ourselves, people react really well.”

The band capture their vision for the song in the music video, also released yesterday. Though still in isolation, each member used a GoPro to film themselves running through various locations. The video has gained 13,000 views on YouTube, and still counting.

In his interview for Radio 1, Higgs also mentioned the upcoming ‘RE-ANIMATOR’ tour which Everything Everything will embark on in March 2020. This is to be their first headlining tour in years, but the future of live music is still so uncertain, given the Covid-19 pandemic. He told Mac, “It feels amazing to finally put something in stone. I mean, who knows what the world will be like by then, but we’re looking ahead to March and hopefully we’ll be able to go on the road again.” Tickets are available now from the bands website.