For whatever reason, I missed Worcester band The Hotelier when they released their début It Never Goes Out back in 2011, and again in 2014 when they put out their sophomore album Home, Like No Place There Is. Luckily, Tiny Engines re-released the former last year and it proved third time lucky. Since, I’ve returned periodically to both, finding new things within the lyric-heavy tracks upon each listen. Home… in particular is the sort of compelling album that demands scrutiny, unfolding bit by bit to greater nuance and depth so that what at first seems like a run-of-the-mill angsty emo punk rock record becomes elevated to something special.
We should therefore have high hopes about their recently announced third full-length album, Goodness, to be released on Tiny Engines this coming May. So far all we have is a trailer, though it goes above and beyond the remit of such pieces. The video, directed by Xirin, is a full three minutes in length, showing a woman walk through a city before finding an oasis of freedom. Watch it below, but be warned it does contain nudity (albeit non-sexual):
We’ll share further details as and when they’re announced, but in the meantime why not head over to the Tiny Engines Bandcamp page and get acquainted with The Hotelier’s back catalogue?