These New Puritans – Essex brothers Jack and George Barnett – previewed their new record with the double A-side single ‘Bells’ / ‘Industrial Love Song.’

“Industrial Love Song is a duet between two cranes on a building site,” explains Jack Barnett. “Caroline sings the part of one crane, I sing the other; they can’t touch (their movements are controlled by the operator), but when the sun rises they hope that their shadows will cross. I like how the title George came up with misdirects expectations – it’s not that kind of industrial.”
 
“It’s hard to attach a time period to this song,” says George. “It’s progressive music made with instruments that have been around for hundreds of years.”
 
“As we exit the mechanical age, you realise how much we have in common with our machines, how human they are,” continues Jack. “Suddenly it didn’t feel so absurd to write a love song from their perspective.”
 
A music video accompanied the song and is direceted by renowned artist and photographer Harley Weir and These New Puritans, soundtracked by ‘Industrial Love Song’; the band and Weir are longtime friends and creative collaborators.  

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