Olly Alexander shares “epic love song” ‘When We Kiss’

Olly Alexander has released an “epic love song” called ‘When We Kiss’. Check it out below.

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Following the release of singles ‘Cupid’s Bow’, ‘Polari’ and ‘Archangel, ‘When We Kiss’ marks the fourth taste from Alexander’s upcoming album ‘Polari’, due on February 7 (pre-order/pre-save here.

Created alongside Danny L Harle (Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Caroline Polachek), ‘Polari’ draws from the earliest innovators in electro-pop, charting desire, voyeurism and fate, and is Alexander’s first album release since abandoning the Years & Years moniker.

Describing the newest track, the former Eurovision entrant said it was “an epic love song” inspired by a “difficult moment in a relationship when you don’t know whether you should break up or if you should stay together forever.”

He continued: “I wanted this song to reflect those conflicted feelings, all the pain and ecstasy of loving someone. I believe heartbreak and synthesizers are made for each other and I had the best time making this with my ‘Polari’ partner Danny L Harle. Our aim was to take the listener on a rapturous journey of heartfelt emotion, from anguish to euphoria and back again.”

Alongside the track, Alexander has shared the Colin Solal Cardo-directed music video that sees him dancing while trapped in an eerie hexagon-shaped structure. Check it out below.

On the red carpet of the MTV EMAs, Alexander spoke to NME about the upcoming record, and said he was “so excited to be putting more music out”, adding that because it was under his own name, it felt “very special”.

“I’m just very grateful that I’m doing it,” Alexander added. “It’s gone down pretty well. I don’t know; I never know – but the fans have been very nice. I was very inspired making ‘Polari’ by a lot of music from the ‘80s like Erasure, The Pet Shop Boys, Kate Bush. I’m hoping that the music from ‘Polari’ sits in that world.”

Alexander has also announced that the project is set to hit the road this year. Check out the ‘Up Close and Polari’ tour dates below, with tickets available here.

Olly Alexander’s ‘Up Close and Polari Tour’ UK and Europe dates are:

March

19 – Luxembourg, den Atelier

20 – Frankfurt, Zoom

21 – Cologne, Live Music Hall

23 – Paris, La Cigale

24 – Brussels, Cirque Royal

26 – Berlin, Metropol

27 – Warsaw, Palladium

29 – Zurich,Komplex 457

30 – Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg

April

1 – Dublin, 3Olympia Theatre

2 – Birmingham, Town Hall

3 – Glasgow, Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom

4 – Manchester, Manchester Factory International, Aviva Studios

6 – Bristol, Bristol Beacon

7 – London, The London Palladium