Somebody’s Child have dropped their new single ‘Last Night I Held Your Hand’

Somebody’s Child have shared new single ‘Last Night I Held Your Hand’ and announced details of their upcoming in-store and German tour dates.

The track serves as the second single from their forthcoming album ‘When Youth Fades Away’, which has been recorded with Grammy Award-winner Peter Katis, known for his work with The National, Interpol, and Frightened Rabbit.

“‘Last Night I Held Your Hand’ was the first song that came out in the writing process for this album,” explains frontman Cian Godfrey. “We wrote it during an autumn-turned-winter trip to Western Wales, and it marked the beginning of a sound that would ultimately define the album. It carries a sense of innocence from earlier releases, yet breathes new life into the direction this album has taken.”

Speaking about the album’s themes, Godfrey adds: “If our first album was about running away, this one is about staying put and reflecting. It’s like going back to your parents’ house and noticing something you haven’t seen in years, and having a completely different perspective on it now that you’re older. Perhaps you’ve reached the age they were upon purchasing it. Whatever it is, it formed a part of your parents life and had significance in their past. You may not have been there for its use, but like the yellowing of a book, it becomes highlighted by time. By recognising this, we are giving value to it.”

His dates in full read:

MARCH
28 Rough Trade East, London, UK
29 Rough Trade Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
30 Jumbo Records, Leeds, UK
31 Reflex, Newcastle, UK

APRIL
1 Assai Records, Glasgow, UK
2 Jacaranda Records, Liverpool, UK
3 Spindizzy Records, Dublin, IE
8 Yuca, Cologne, DE
9 Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE
10 Kranhalle, Munich, DE
12 Gleis 22, Münster, DE
13 Mephisto, Hannover, DE
14 Nachtleben, Frankfurt, DE
16 Speicher, Husum, DE
17 Molotow, Hamburg, DE