South Arcade convey their most assured and panoramic sound thus far with new five-track EP PLAY!, that includes lead singles “FEAR OF HEIGHTS” and the Radio 1 hit “Supermodels.” The discharge of the well timed EP is supported by the band’s greatest ever UK and Eire tour and is about to additional propel them into the highlight earlier than large 2026 competition slot on the likes of Obtain, TRNSMT and extra. Written predominantly on the street, PLAY! is a triumphant showcase of the evolving emotional vary and genre-blending of the band, they usually make a putting assertion within the alt-pop world.
In response to a press launch from South Arcade’s administration, PLAY! is out now through BKM Artists and LAB Data in partnership with Atlantic Data.
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PLAY! options their newest singles, “FEAR OF HEIGHTS” and Radio 1 favourite “Supermodels,” in addition to “Drive Myself Dwelling“. Blended by Adam Hawkins, the EP additionally options two unheard songs, “Bleed Out“ and “Blood Run Heat.” Standing out as an anthem, “Bleed Out“ has razor-sharp melodies and an explosive ending. “Blood Run Heat” was featured because the Hottest File on Radio 1’s New Music Present with Jack Saunders and presents vulnerability and reflection, displaying another facet to the four-piece. It’s heartfelt but concurrently haunting, serving as a testomony to the band’s rising emotional depth.
Talking of the EP, the band mentioned, “PLAY! is an EP nearly completely written on the street while we’ve got been out touring this yr! So the tracks on this have positively been impressed by what we expect the crowds will like dwell and what we expect folks will like in our future units. It’s a brilliant enjoyable EP and positively exhibits us attempting extra genres that exist throughout the Y2K sphere and might’t wait to listen to what folks suppose! The title got here from the concept of enjoying all these exhibits again to again and maintaining the vitality up! While additionally toying with the concept of urgent play on a film or enjoying video video games which is what life has kinda felt like for all of us on the minute!”
PLAY! comes in the course of the band’s greatest UK and Eire tour thus far, the place they’ve performed a few of their largest headline exhibits, together with London’s O2 Discussion board Kentish City tonight. South Arcade are rising at an unbelievable price and are displaying no indicators of slowing down. They’ve been introduced to be part of enormous competition line-ups in 2026, together with iconic rock competition Obtain alongside headliners Weapons N’ Roses and Linkin Park, in addition to a slot at TRNSMT Pageant.
Watch the video for “Concern of Heights” – One of many songs within the Play EP by South Arcade:
This previous fall noticed the band promote out their whole debut headline tour within the US, that includes stops in NYC, LA, Chicago, and extra, and carry out a stand-out set on the Austin Metropolis Limits Music Pageant. Along with promoting out their UK headline tour earlier this yr, the band additionally performed to large crowds at Slam Dunk and Radio 1’s Huge Weekend. Following a riotous headline set on the BBC Introducing stage in 2024, they had been invited again onto the principle stage at Studying & Leeds in August, sharing the stage with the likes of Limp Bizkit and Carry Me The Horizon.
A drive to be reckoned with, South Arcade have discovered an enormous following throughout their social media with over 19.3 million likes on TikTok and a quickly rising YouTube following after gaining recognition with movies of their rehearsals and dwell stage antics. With over 1.5 million month-to-month listeners, final yr’s EP, 2005, now has over 50 million streams on Spotify alone and contains tracks “stone chilly summer season“, “MOTH KIDS“, and “HOW 2 GET AWAY WITH MURDER.”
