Photo credit: Neelam Khan Vela.
Release double single – ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ / ‘To Undo the World Itself’.
Both tracks taken from forthcoming new album, Only You Left out 13th March 2026 on Heavenly Recordings.
Independent Venue Week dates & in-store dates announced.
The Orielles have today shared ‘double-single’ ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ and ‘To Undo the World Itself’, two new tracks taken from their 4th studio album, Only You Left, a meticulous yet exploratory record which sees them emerge anew from their 7-year cycle where they began with Silver Dollar Moment (2018).
‘To Undo the World Itself’, has hints of Tara Clerkin Trio in the repeated, reverb-drenched vocal melodies, but also leans towards the expansive post-rock of Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky in its cathartic forward-motion and ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ shares a similar dark euphoria as both gradually submerge the listener in a glitch-laden tide of feedback and noise. Coupled with the rising harmonic progressions there’s a pervasive sense of bittersweetness, of time irrevocably passing by.
Accompanied by a video directed by Neelam Khan Vela which spans both tracks, the band said:
‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ began when a durational guitar loop was released from the archive of improv’s recorded in Henry’s bedroom. The title, which comes from a video artwork dating 1996, captures the darkness emanating from the original recording, and reflects the clarity to be able to define that feeling some years later. Through music (and some words) we unfurled the emotion captured back then, as we put our ears up to the organs of the body orchestrating their own symphony and dissonance.
Closing track of the album ‘To Undo the World Itself’ sings of rebirth and reversal, or outstanding finality, depending on the impression that ‘Only You Left’ leaves you with. The cathartic crescendo meant that this was a favourite to play in the various live rooms that we wrote / recorded in, where it was trialled against the backdrops of thunderstorms and peaceful sunsets alike.
Neelam added about the video:
After almost a decade of collaborating with The Orielles, we share a connection that makes our creative process completely intuitive, like a long rally where ideas are passed back and forth without needing to be spoken. The band filmed with Lewis and Giulia in Manchester, and from that starting point I let the emotional pull of the tracks guide the edit, completing the video through what the music evoked and what the evolving images seemed to ask for.
Listen to ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ / ‘To Undo the World Itself’ HERE.
The album is released on Heavenly Recordings on Friday 13th March 2026 and the Manchester based 3-piece consisting of Esmé Dee Hand-Halford (bass & vocals), Sidonie Dee Hand-Halford (drums & vocals) and Henry Carlyle Wade (guitar & vocals), released previous single ‘Three Halves’ in November of last year.
Recorded between Hamburg and the car-free Greek Island of Hydra, and produced by long-time collaborator, Joel Anthony Patchett, the album builds on the experimentation of Tableau (2022) but all the while finding a home in the familiar.
The tracklisting of the album is as follows:
Three Halves
Shadow of You Appears
Tears Are
Embers
Tiny Beads Reflecting Light
The Woodland Has Returned
All in Metal
You are Eating a Part of Yourself
Whenever (I May Not Feel So Close)
Wasp
To Undo the World Itself
The album artwork (above) features a specially commissioned triptych built by Louie Morris, elements of which feature across all single artwork.
Formats: Standard LP Black – HVNLP231 / Dinked edition + Bonus CD HVNLP231D / CD Standard CD – HVNLP231CD.
The Dinked edition features a bonus CD, composed by Academy Award winner Eiko Ishibashi, using the field recordings the band picked up during their time in Hydra and Hamburg.
Pre-order the album HERE.
Finally, having supported English Teacher on their U.K. tour last November, they play a number of headline shows starting in late January, including some gigs as part of Independent Venue Week, after which they have a run of in-store shows the week of album release. The dates are as follows:
January
28th – The Tin Music and Arts, Coventry +
29th – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich +
30th – The Portland Arms, Cambridge +
31st – The Ferret, Preston +
February
3rd – The Larder House, Bournemouth (SOLD OUT)
4th – The Cornish Bank, Falmouth
5th – The Barrel House, Totnes
6th – The Legion Club, Wendover (SOLD OUT)
20th – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge (SOLD OUT)
March
13th – Piccadilly, Manchester $
14th – Jumbo, Leeds $
15th – Bear Tree, Sheffield $
16th – Jacaranda, Liverpool $
17th – Rough Trade, Bristol$
ol18th – Resident, Brighton $
19th – Rough Trade East, London $
+ Independent Venue Week
$ In-store shows
Tickets for the headline shows available HERE.
Tickets for the in-store shows available HERE.
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