Latest single ‘Give In’ reins in the rhythm for a moodier sound, though loses none of the personality and feeling as a result. A song pitched further into a relationship, the nights now darker and history longer. “You said I made you happy,” goes the first verse, “And I smiled right back / My heart fell in your hands / I went ahead held all the slack.” The retro heartbreak remains, and indeed the emotions are no less passionate, but now they are coloured by more than sugary yearning.

Don’t give in, I will
I know that you don’t love me still
And all these doubts I’ll try to kill
I know that you don’t love me still

Check out the video below, directed and edited by Keely Martin with cinematography by Ginger Port:

‘Give In’ is out now via Dangerbird Records and you can get it from the Mediocre Bandcamp page.

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This month saw Mediocre return with brand new single, ‘Waiting for Your Heart’, their first on Dangerbird Records. Doubling down on the aforementioned aesthetic, the song is a propulsive alt rock hit coloured with a wistful charm. One where classic pop heartbreak rides a bouncy rhythm, late-night longing cast not as some sad mope but rather a bursting energy. The shivering excitement of what might be.

I wanna see ya
I wanna see your face
Baby you know, you’re just so pretty that I break
And when you hold her
Hold her in your arms
(I just wanna see ya)
Know I’m waiting for your heart

The song comes complete with a video directed, shot, and edited by Martin herself, chock full of suitably retro textures and bedroom angst. Check it out below:

‘Waiting for Your Heart’ is out now via Dangerbird Records and you can get it from the Mediocre Bandcamp page.

Photo by Ginger Port

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