"It’s unbelievable / My head in the sand / My feet on the clouds / Am I bound to this fresh hell? / It’s inconceivable / A drawn out affair / A flash in the pan / Am I bound to this flesh cell?"
The unbridled indie rock joy and retro propulsions of "Unbelievable" by Essex / London UK alternative indie band Don't Worry, and from their upcoming third album 'Idealism' out July 18th via Specialist Subject Records, is instantly magnetic feeling like a hybrid of iconic cross generational music. While you might feel other sonic touchstones depending on your musical perspectives and outlooks, I personally feel a rich dynamic heart injection of many things. A splashing kind of mod sound like The Jam colliding with the fanciful 80's indie power pop prowess of Squeeze or The Undertones tangentially embracing the fanciful 80's indie power pop prowess of Squeeze or The Undertones and distilled all at once through Pixies-esque subversions on top of the most cool Ringo Starr back beat. Whatever you hear and however you hear it, I bet you are smiling like me because there is something ultra special about this song, this sound and how it make us feel.
Not just on or off
Pull the strands out one by one
Make it believable
Drive into the fog
Show the daily slog
Everyone’s got thoughts worth thinking out loud
Park the pencil
Cut the Sharon fruit
Follow your breath
Through slow grass
Coming to a head
The coffee is brewed
Oh
Fine, wait if you must
Four seasons rolled into one split second"
The band tries to capture that dichotomy on this album, hence the title ‘Idealism’, which the dictionary says is “the unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection”.
The album has been a long time in the making, diligently demoed before tracking across studios in London & Essex. Taking a more pop production approach, layering parts and additional keyboards, synthesisers and percussion to add a richer and fuller sound to their traditional indie rock set up.
But perhaps for the first time on this album, they push through the comfort of the past, embrace the present and look forward to the future with hope.]
3rd June - Hertford, Hearts Club
6th June - Norwich, Space Studios
11th September - Oxford, Common Ground
12th September - London, The Lexington
13th September - Portsmouth, The Royal Albert
14th September - Brighton, The Pipeline
15th September - Bristol, Exchange
16th September - Cardiff, Paradise Garden
17th September - Lincoln, Akedo
18th September - Leeds, Wharf Chambers
19th September - Newcastle, The Cumberland Arms
20th September - Manchester, Fuel
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://dontworry.bandcamp.com/
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Third album from Essex indie rockers coming 18th July 2025 via Specialist Subject Records.
‘Idealism’ is an album about navigating life in the 2020s as millennial adults, and all the difficulties and uncertainties that come with that - knowing you’ll probably never be able to afford to buy a house, and that a simple grocery shop costs way more than ever before. But it’s also about all the joys and positives of modern life too - being kind to yourself, being kind to other people, and overcoming difficulties.
The band tries to capture that dichotomy on this album, hence the title ‘Idealism’, which the dictionary says is “the unrealistic belief in or pursuit of perfection”.
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