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Girl Ray have just shared their new single ‘Give Me Your Love’, produced and mixed by Joe Goddard & Al Doyle of Hot Chip. It’s the first we’ve heard from the band since their 2019 album, and now they’re back with a bang with this steel-drum infused summer bop.

After a tough year, it was important for Girl Ray to move into this summer with a sense of hope and optimism, which they create with a wealth of synths and a Midsummer Night’s Dream inspired music video. Here’s what they said about ‘Give Me Your Love’:

“We worked on this song with Al Doyle and Joe Goddard from Hot Chip in their studio off Brick Lane in London. We had one day left with them, so thought we’d unearth an old demo of a slightly house-leaning song I’d been working on a few months before. It had a really loose structure but the feel of the chords was good so we decided to try fleshing it out. It was a really long day filled with a lot of playing around with the mountains of synths that fill their studio. Sections became longer… steel drums were added (along with some wonky backing vocals) and eventually it started taking shape. With all the awfulness of 2020 in our heads - it was important to us that it sounded optimistic and hopeful; a song for future summers where people can dance and enjoy music together once again.”

At over 8 minutes long, it’s a positive boost of summer energy that will have you longing for a break in the countryside. You can catch Girl Ray at a few festivals this year, including End Of The Road.

‘Give Me Your Love’ is out now on Moshi Moshi.

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