[Cover photo credit to Steve Gullick]

UK-based Alternative Rock band The Mysterines have released new single “The Last Dance,” the third track to be taken from their new album Afraid of Tomorrows, out today via Fiction Records.

“The Last Dance” details “finding solace in something that is not real.” The song “tells the tale of a person who falls in love with a porcelain mannequin and longs to dance with them.”

Lia Metcalfe comments on the song:

I suppose it’s an analogy for what loneliness can do to you. Once you’ve exhausted all the dark alleyways of drugs and alcohol, you end up reaching for something to connect to that isn’t real.

The Mysterines transformed themselves through songwriting sessions while secluded away in the countryside after playing large stadiums opening for The Arctic Monkeys.

Recorded and produced by Grammy Award winning Producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Angel Olsen) in LA, Afraid of Tomorrows takes on darker territory than their previous album.

Lia says:

‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ is a mirror where you find you’re nothing more than a formless being, one made from celestial constellations – of traumas, of the old and new, mistakes, addiction, fear and happiness, loneliness, but ultimately a desire for life and the fight to keep living. It’s a collage of what’s been lost and of love unbounded.

The Mysterines are set to embark on a headline tour this Fall across Europe and North America. The band will play this summer at Crystal Palace Park as special guests to Bloc Party for their 20th anniversary show on July 7, and numerous festivals including Riot Fest in Chicago.

UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES

September 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy 

September 11- Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit

September 13 – Colorado Springs, CO – Vultures

September 15 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St Entry 

September 17 – Toronto, ON – The Cave

September 19 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge 

September 22 – Chicago, IL – Riot Fest