Wings Of Desire release new single ‘a few more years’
Pre-order for white-label 7″ live now ft. a Ghost Culture remix as the B-Side
Wings Of Desire release new single ‘a few more years’ ahead of a UK tour (full dates below). The single has a white label 7” available for pre-order now; a remix by Ghost Culture (Daniel Avery, Kelly Lee Owens) features as the B-side.
Imbuing their now trade-mark gritty dream-pop sound with krautrock-indebted electronics, ‘A Few More Years’ oscillates between James Taylor’s poetic talk-singing paean to youthful glory days, and sweet harmonising with Chloe Little on a chorus which looks to the future in a combination of optimism and wistfulness. Talking on the track, James Taylor says:
“A few more years is a sober reflection on the heady days of youth.
As we live through a world in flux let’s hark back to a time before algorithms and the financialization of social life.
Windows down, Benson & Hedges lit. Watching the sun come up with dread as others march to their daily commute.
A note on a past period of personal crisis, and a message to my younger self.
Hold on for a few more years as things do get better with time.
Everything looks beautiful from here.”
‘A Few More Years’ is a standalone single which heralds the beginning of a new era for the duo, with their next long-form project on the not too distant 2025 horizon
Get ready to move to “A Few More Years” as Wings of Desire jump straight into this disco-inspired kaleidoscopic experimental euphoria. This mighty soundscape opens up and engulfs the listener, as the tempo and the array of textures showcase this mammoth touch, the vocal notes and melody contrast the hopeful lyrics.
Wings Of Desire is Chloe Little and James Taylor. They released their debut long-form anthology Life Is Infinite in 2023, a collection of tracks which saw love from UK (The Independent, DORK, DIY, CLASH, The Line Of Best Fit) and US (Stereogum, PASTE, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar) press alike.
Around the release they were selected for tours supporting Editors, Nation of Language, Bleach Lab, as well as playing iconic London venue The Roundhouse with The Cribs. Radio support has come from Steve Lamacq and Lauren Laverne on BBC 6 Music, NME Radio, and John Kennedy on Radio X.
This was followed by 2024 EP Shut Up & Listen – a release raising funds for Stroud community project The Long Table, a Pay What You Can restaurant which was at risk of eviction from its home.
Live Dates
12 February – King Tuts, Glasgow
13 February – Dead Wax, Birmingham
14 February – Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield
18 February – The Lower Third, London
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