PINS Share ‘No Tears’ And Announce Three UK Shows For 2027
By PINS
Share New Single ‘No Tears’
Announce 3 Special 2027 UK Headline Shows
Fourth Album
‘If I’m Alive Now, Then I Was Dead’
Released On 12th February
Listen/Embed: No Tears
Following the recent release of new single ‘All Over’, PINS introduce further new music today with the second part of their double A Side release, with new track ‘No Tears’. Marking over a decade of their celebrated post-punk sound, Manchester four-piece PINS have also announced the release of their fourth album ‘If I’m Alive Now, Then I Was Dead’ on 12th February via Haus of PINS.
PINS – friends Faith Vern, Lois MacDonald, Kyoko Swan and Abbi Phillips – released their album ‘Girls Like Us’ in 2013, followed by the acclaimed ‘Wild Nights’ in 2015, which marked its 10-year anniversary last year, their Bad Thing EP (featuring Iggy Pop) in 2017, and ‘Hot Slick’ in 2020. In February, they return with their fourth record ‘If I’m Alive Now, Then I Was Dead’, which marks a profound rebirth for the band, signalling a fresh new chapter in their sound. Created as a cathartic exploration of existentialism, the deeply meaningful collection of songs explores the themes of true love and the complex dualities of life and death, with the album’s rebirth-themed title borrowed from a Sylvia Plath poem ‘Love Letter’. It can be pre-ordered here.
The first introduction to the album came last month with the single ‘All Over’ and today the band share the second part of the double A Side release with the expansive ‘No Tears’, further leaning into their more organic and real approach to the recording process. With yearning, heart-on-sleeve lyrics, building into 60s girl-group harmonies backed by gritty guitars, the track is a love letter to their past selves. Recorded at London’s Holy Mountain Studios, the song was engineered with Misha Hering (Spiritualized) and Stanley Gravett (The Horrors). The video, launching on Friday 6th November, was filmed in Manchester and nods towards the album cover, portraying a slumber-style party and exploring the tenderness and joy of female friendship.
“We had a few sessions at Holy Mountain in London, and we wanted to go there for their tape machine, as we had a strong idea that we wanted the process to be as analogue as possible.”
PINS have always leaned into their analogue fervour and dedicated passion for cinematography and photography, with their visual storytelling as central as the music itself. The vinyl release for ‘All Over’ arrives in the shape of a limited 300-edition clear teardrop vinyl, which is accompanied by new Double A-Side track ‘No Tears’. With its luscious yet stark imagery, the renaissance-like album cover was shot by photographer Timon Benson and directed by artist Helenskia Collett at Salford Institution, Islington Mill.
PINS toured live earlier this year, and last year saw them commemorate 10-years of their beloved album ‘Wild Nights’ with a series of special anniversary shows. With a well-earned reputation for their dynamic and electric live show, they have announced three very special shows in Glasgow, Brighton and Manchester next year. The 3-date tour will be intimate seated performances where they will perform new arrangements of songs from their forthcoming album alongside favourites from across their previous releases.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 6th November.
Thurs 1st April – Glasgow – Cottiers Theatre
Sat 3rd April – Brighton – St Lukes
Sat 10th April – Manchester – Deaf Institute