{"id":64639,"date":"2020-08-21T10:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T09:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=64639"},"modified":"2020-08-20T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T10:02:12","slug":"brilliant-new-video-from-red-rum-club-for-latest-song-ballerino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/08\/brilliant-new-video-from-red-rum-club-for-latest-song-ballerino\/","title":{"rendered":"Brilliant New Video From Red Rum Club For Latest Song ‘Ballerino’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following hot on the heels of beloved single and BBC Radio 2-playlisted, ‘Eleanor’, the world becomes a dancefloor in the hands of Liverpool six-piece Red Rum Club, as they release the second single, ‘Ballerino’ from their newly announced second album, ‘The Hollow of Humdrum’, which is set for release on 2 October.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

June single, ‘Eleanor’ launched the band further into national consciousness with its playlist position on BBC Radio 2, having initially caught the ears of presenters, Sara Cox and OJ Borg, and – also gaining plays across BBC 6 Music with Chris Hawkins and Steve Lamacq, plus international plaudits from the Netherlands (3FM and Kink FM) and the United States (LA\u2019s KCRW) .<\/p>\n

That, and ‘Ballerino’, are the first tastes of ‘The Hollow of Humdrum’, released on Fri 2 October 2020. Promising a total of ten, brand-new tracks recorded at Liverpool\u2019s legendary Parr Street Studios, Red Rum Club locked-in with producer Chris Taylor (Blossoms, The Coral), to lay down the optimistic, energetic and insightful follow up to the debut that launched them to the world.<\/p>\n

‘Ballerino’ is an ode to the person that\u2019s always up dancing first, and is the fruit of the band\u2019s collaborative, brotherly culture, with lead singer, Fran Doran, painting himself into the song with his rallying-call lyrics. Unashamed cheerleaders for finding and holding on to the good times, the band layers meaning into their feelgood songcraft to tackle toxic masculinity and the fear of really letting go.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on ‘Ballerino’, which is just one of the album\u2019s highlights, Doran says,<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am always the fool that gets up first at a wedding, the \u2018ballerino\u2019 is me. The way I see it is that if I\u2019m dancing, then I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re doing sitting there, you should be too. Ultimately, it\u2019s about boys not dancing and that sense of unnecessary, toxic masculinity that stops people expressing themselves. It\u2019s like a Billy Elliot story, just forget what anyone else thinks and dance!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

With ‘Eleanor’ dealing with mental health and wrapping arms around loved ones, and Ballerino challenging concepts of modern masculinity, the band\u2019s rapid growth in lyrical and musical confidence is plain for all to hear.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the band look ahead with typical optimism to 2021 and announce a huge, 27-date UK Tour, including a hotly-anticipated Liverpool homecoming headline date, shows finally rescheduled from the band\u2019s postponed 2020 tour, plus seven dates in support of Circa Waves.<\/p>\n

Remaining tickets for rescheduled dates go on sale from Fri 20 August 2020, with 2021 headline tour available from 10am on Mon 24 August 2020. For pre-sales and all other ticket information visit www.redrumclub.com<\/a>. All of Red Rum Club\u2019s confirmed, upcoming live dates are as follows:<\/p>\n