Le Shiv (le) give the people what they want with first taste of new music in ages.

Well, we say new, but that’s not quite true. ‘I Remember’ has been around for a while, with the band sharing it wait audiences across the world – while on tour with Ocean Alley in the states – and Australia.

“It’s always been the song that locks in a show,” says frontman, Pencil. “In Brisbane on our last tour, the crowd started belting the lyrics out before I even had a chance. That’s never happened to us with a song prior to release. It’s more straight-up rock than what we’ve been putting out, which is why we held off for so long. But it’s the one everyone keeps asking about, so we thought, ‘It’s about time we release it, aye!’”.

The track is instantly recognisable for anyone who’s seen the band. The whole track kinda feels like a half-time break down with a melody that feels like it was made to be sung with a tin raised high in a mosh, spray beer all over the place.

Lyrically the song is a bit of a break up tune… maybe. We could ask the band themselves, but apparently it was just one of the ones where the words flowed and the meaning behind them came later:

It’s one of those weird moments with songs where the lyrics didn’t seem to have any personal meaning at first, but after going through my own dramas in life, it was like they were written for this moment. ‘I Remember’ explores friendships turning into relationships, and the inevitable loss of that friendship when things go awry. This song has trust issues.”

You can catch Le Shiv live headlining at Shark Bar in Manly before they hit the road with The Terrys over June and July. Don’t you just wanna head along and sing the fuck out of this one?? Yes you do.

UPCOMING LIVE DATES

SAT 25 MAY – SHARK BAR, MANLY NSW

FRI 21 JUNE – TANK ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS QLD^

SAT 22 JUNE – DALYRYMPLE HOTEL, TOWNSVILLE QLD^

SUN 23 JUNE – SEABREEZE HOTEL, MACKAY QLD^

SAT 6 JULY – KING ST, NEWCASTLE NSW^

FRI 12 JULY – TORQUAY HOTEL, TORQUAY VIC^

SAT 13 JULY – PIER BANDROOM, FRANKSTON VIC^

^supporting The Terrys