Sidelines by The Day
Antwerp and Hamburg-based dream-pop duo THE DAY will release their new single "Sidelines" on February 16th, 2024, the newest single from the band's sophomore album "The Kids Are Alright" (May 10th, 2024).
In the turbulent, urging piece, The Day talk about dealing with fears and personal insecurities. Singer Laura Loeters explains:
“'Sideline's is basically about looking at yourself from the outside, and what it's like to find peace in the validation of others. But in all the chaos of thoughts, you know that you are not alone. And that you first have to accept things as they are. Because you also know that one day everything will be okay again.
After the escapist sound world that The Day create on their debut album "Midnight Parade", the band turns to a clearer but also darker and more serene language on "The Kids Are Alright". In dealing with loneliness and the threat of loss of control, The Day want to offer a place of peace and confirmation, to themselves as well as to their listeners. But also a hopeful starting point for jointly overcoming isolation and the inability to act.
The Day released two DIY-EPs and then their debut album "Midnight Parade" in early 2019. They continue to work on formulating their own version of pop music. A music that is intimate without being imposing. That is meant to connect and look forward. Restrained, melancholic and always touching the heart.
The Day are Laura Loeters from Antwerp/Belgium and Hamburg based Gregor Sonnenberg. Since meeting at ArtEZ School of Music in Arnhem the two keep reconciling distances, differences and always new approaches and perspectives. The Day work on formulating their own version of withdrawn, melancholy pop music. The Day is intimate without being intruding and speaks with an inner calmness.