Genre-bending French band – TAPEWORMS – have returned with a new single IRL, ahead of a recently announced UK tour this May. 

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Arriving right in time for Spring, known as the season of rebirth, IRL is a melting pot of sparkling sounds that blend digital string sections with warped sample solos.

Following on from their debut album Funtastic released in 2020, the new track sees Tapeworms build their own innovative bridge between sugary synth-pop and contorted indie. Pushing their sound in new and exciting directions, IRL brings a steady tempo and lush production that connotes images of surrealistic dreamlands.

The acronym for ‘In Real LIfe’, a phrase born on social media to distinguish ‘virtual life’ from ‘real life’, ‘IRL’ was heavily inspired by Japanese light novel Haruhi Suzumiya. Blending ethereal vocals with wonky pop beats, the track explores the relationship between dreams and real life and phantasm and reality. 

A promising new addition to the Tapeworms catalogue, the single is set to open a new chapter for the band — one full of never-ending pop exploration. They perform at the Polar Bear Club in Hull on May 9th.