We Were Promised Jetpacks Announce New 7″ With Lead Track “If It Happens”
Scottish rock mainstay We Were Promised Jetpacks share brand new single “If It Happens,” and announce a 7” featuring the track to be released via Big Scary Monsters on June 29. As a follow-up to their 2020 EP Out of Interest, the new single shows a shift in musical direction for the band, stepping away from the fast-firing rock of their previous records and into more lush and expansive instrumentation.
After amicably parting ways with co-founder Michael Palmer in 2019, the newly shaped trio of Adam Thompson, Sean Smith and Darren Lackie embraced the and refocused their mission and sonic intentions.
Lead singer Adam Thompson explains: “I feel that ‘If It Happens’ expresses a lot about what I had been trying to get across to myself. It was all part of my new mindset of trying to be more positive about what I have and not always thinking about what I don’t. It’s about embracing the idea of happiness, doing what you can to encourage it and generally be a lot more ‘c’est la vie’ about everything. If it happens, it happens; if it doesn’t, it doesn’t. What can you do?”
The relaxed mentality shines through on the track, as the group find a more concentrated way of packing a punch with their music. Washed guitar effects gradually build into a layered finale on “If It Happens”, letting an almost natural progression of sound occur.
Listen to the track below:
