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Born of a cross-pollination between Totnes and Sheffield, Pale Blue Eyes have been steadily grafting over a number of years to exact their modernist pop vision. At the ship’s helm, Matt and Lucy Board are a genuine marriage of two stylistic perspectives, each bringing unique sonic tropes to the table. It is the pair’s fascination with DIY ethic, retro synths and reminiscence that truly fuels their sound world, calling upon nostalgia and a captivating optimism.
The third part of the Pale Blue Eyes triad arrived when Matt and Lucy met bassist Aubrey Simpson at South Devon’s Sea Change festival. Together they’ve made two albums, with several tracks from both the albums playlisted at BBC Radio 6 Music, they’ve played two Riley sessions, toured extensively in the UK and Europe, supported GOAT, Slowdive, Sea Power, The Editors, Public Service Broadcasting, FEWS and more. The band look forward to releasing their third album in 2025, which as with the first two albums has been final mixed and mastered by sonic scientist Dean Honer. Honer has produced the likes of The Human League, Add N to (x) and Roisin Murphy, worked with countless Sheffield names from Jarvis Cocker to Tony Christie.Today Pale Blue Eyes’ share another new track and announce a UK tour for April 2025. Pieces of You is taken from the forthcoming third album which will be fully announced in the new year.
“The song was first written at the time of packing up our lives into boxes and moving to a new life in a new city. Not only our memories but those of Matt’s family stretching over 40 years were all around us. Hundreds of photos staring back at us, a first pay cheque, marriage certificate, football trophies, wedding rings. A life cycle and then a new beginning for us in a new place. We recorded the track together in June in Sheffield with some additional guitar and synth from our mate Tom Sharkett (W.H. Lung)”
This new track follows How Long Is Now, acclaimed 2023 album This House and comes after extensive international touring, including a memorable tour of 12 European countries supporting Slowdive.