The Orielles have dropped buzzing new single ‘Wasp’ ahead of their album ‘Only You Left’

The Orielles have shared their latest single, ‘Wasp’.

It arrives as the group are preparing to release their fourth studio album, ‘Only You Left’, this Friday, 13th March, via Heavenly Recordings.

Discussing the track, The Orielles commented: “Taking on another shift in perspective, the lyrics follow a miniscule wasp as it reaches the height of a mountain, one of nature’s grandest settings. Inspired by the film Black Narcissus I wanted to capture this feeling of questioning faith, purpose and the self when confronted by such vastness, using a wasp to exaggerate this magnitude even further. In seeing through its perspective maybe we can relate to the plight of the wasp, but the real sting in the tale (hah!) is that ultimately it is nature itself that conditions the wasp to hurt us.”

The new single follows previous releases ‘Tears Are’, ‘Three Halves’, and the double-single ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ / ‘To Undo the World Itself’.

The Manchester-based trio have planned a series of in-store shows this week, with a special in-the-round headline show scheduled for June at the ICA. The dates in full read:

MARCH
13 Piccadilly, Manchester, UK $
14 Jumbo, Leeds, UK $
15 Bear Tree, Sheffield, UK $
16 Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK $
17 Rough Trade, Bristol, UK $
18 Resident, Brighton, UK $
19 Rough Trade East, London, UK $

APRIL
3 So Long Good Friday multi-venue Festival, Liverpool, UK

MAY
15 Great Escape, Brighton, UK
16 In Colour, Leeds, UK

JUNE
19 ICA, London, UK (performing in the round)

AUGUST
1 Kendall Calling Festival, Hackthorpe, UK

$ In-store shows