Just days ahead of their debut UK headline tour, London-based indie quartet False Futures return with their third ever single ‘Under The Same Sun’ on August 26th. Bathed in sunlight, the track is a reflective meditation on youth, ambition, and the timeless search for belonging—marking the band’s transition from underground darlings to a rising power in the indie scene.
Recorded in a cramped 9ft x 9ft room in North London, ‘Under The Same Sun’ belies its humble origins with an expansive sound that recalls the angular precision of Television and the lo-fi authenticity of Pavement. Self-produced with the kind of DIY ingenuity that echoes Mac DeMarco’s bedroom recording ethos, the track transforms spatial limitations into sonic intimacy. The track’s stripped-back musicianship allows frontman Mathew Conner’s distinct Northern tinged tones to permeate every line, delivering lyrics that speak to anyone who’s ever felt the pull between conformity and self-expression.
The song began life eight years ago as an instrumental demo, written during Conner’s first summer in London when he was “obsessed with The Beach Boys” and experiencing the intoxicating freedom of city life. But it wasn’t until a moment of inspiration at Peckham Plex cinema that the words finally came together, transforming a long-dormant idea into a fully-fledged anthem.
“This track is a pat on the back to my younger self; a reminder to do as you please with your time on earth,” he explains “The good, the bad, the alright, everything that has ever happened has done so, under the same sun, and that’s all the guarantee you’re getting.”
The single arrives as False Futures prepare for their first UK headline tour, beginning August 28th in Liverpool, promising to bring their catalogue of guitar music and working-class wisdom to stages across the country. For a band who describe themselves simply as “a rock n roll band,” they’re making all the right noise about the future of British guitar music.
‘Under The Same Sun’ will be available across all platforms from August 26th.
LIVE DATES
August 28th – Liverpool – Kazimier Stockroom
August 29th – Glasgow – Nice N Sleazy
August 30th – Manchester – The Peer Hat
August 31st – Hull – Dive HU5
September 5th – London – Paper Dress Vintage
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