CLT DRP are the sort of band that you simply need in your life. Challenging, unique, passionate and undeniable, they have spent the last few years spreading their gospel across the UK. Born on the beaches of Brighton, and raised on the glittery understanding and artistic freedom that the city defines, their music is unlike anyone else. And their new full-length has just been announced.
It’s called ‘Nothing Clever, Just Feelings’, and is being released on 8th September via Venn Records. It serves as the follow-up to 2020s Without The Eyes. Vocalist Annie Dorrett had this to say about it:
“Overall, this album embodies our true ethos of self-expression. Equally chaotic and hypnotic, it was meant to be blasted in the car at full volume while you curse your ex, your past ghosts, and you celebrate your cherished independence while you have it.”
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The tracklisting looks like this:
01. “NEW BOY”
02. “Nothing Clever, Just Feelings”
03. “I See My Body Through You”
04. “Desire / 1 on 1”
05. “M.U.T.M”
06. “Cake 4 The Women”
07. “Only One”
08. “DAILY AFFIRMATIONS”
09. “The Door”
10. “Easier Than This”
11. “I Put My Baby To Sleep”
And the artwork like this:
You can also hear the title track right now. A pulsating, off-kilter piece of dancefloor-destroying electronica, it is a direct hit to the jugular lyrically. Holding nothing back in its pursuit of anger and frustration, it’s a manifesto of emotion. It’s the perfect reflection of the album as well as CLT DRP in 2023, and will be traveling around your head for weeks to come.
Annie had this to say about it:
“This is the title track for a reason!” says vocalist Annie Dorrett of the new single. “Desperation, anger, confusion—ALL the feelings. I think I spent a lot of time when I was younger trying to be clever about lyrics. I wanted to try and be witty or something ‘mature’. As a younger woman in the industry, I felt like I wasn’t going to be taken seriously writing the way I did. I quickly realised that the music I listen to the most is nothing like that, so why would I try and emulate something I don’t even listen to?
The lyrics I connect with are always straight forward emotions or familiar scenarios that I can identify right away when I first hear a song. Being present in the lyrics and emotions are important to me as a lyricist. I want you in the car with your friends screaming the lyrics at full blast cursing your ex! That’s what this song is supposed to do.”
You can also check out the opener track ‘NEW BOY” right now, following its release earlier this year:
