Sheffield indie-rockers Little Man Tate have shared details of their first studio album in over a decade, ‘Welcome To The Rest Of Your Life’ (out 17 November 2023), ahead of a UK tour which brings them to Southampton’s Engine Rooms this October.
The announcement follows the release of the band’s new single “Undercover Lovers”.
Picking up right where they left off over ten years ago, ‘Welcome To The Rest Of Your Life’ sees Little Man Tate deftly tap into the band’s original unremitting magic with a fresh, fully-grown twist.
the album captures the four-piece’s original indie charm with a nod to the lives, loves and losses they’ve experienced during their time on hiatus.
As frontman Jon Windle explains: “We became known for writing observational songs with interesting characters in them, often based on people we knew or had met. When we sat down and started writing again we didn’t want to move away from that, but we are 15 years down the line now so reference points change. We’ve been through marriages, loss, having kids, some of us getting divorced, and I think that comes across in the music. It’s still Little Man Tate… it’s just Little Man Tate a bit more grown up!”
Earlier this year the band also shared the first bit of new material to be taken from the album, “Undercover Lovers”. A playful hark back to the golden days of indie-rock, the rampant rollercoaster of a track sees runaway riffs thread their way through playful, bouncing choruses and Little Man Tate’s distinct tongue-in-cheek take on storytelling.
After an almost 15 year hiatus, the band returned in 2021 for two triumphant comeback shows in Sheffield.
Reforming with their original line-up of Jon Windle, Edward ‘Maz’ Marriott, Ben Surtees and Dan Fields, Little Man Tate have since appeared at Victorious and Tramlines festivals and supported The Enemy across the UK.
For more details of the Southampton date and to buy tickets, click here.
OCTOBER
12 NEWCASTLE Riverside
13 MANCHESTER O2 Ritz
14 CLITHEROE The Grand
15 GLASGOW The Garage
18 SOUTHAMPTON Engine Rooms
19 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
20 BIRMINGHAM O2 Institute
21 SHEFFIELD O2 Academy
26 LONDON O2 Academy Islington
28 HULL The Welly
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