Following the release of the buoyant indie track ‘Talk’, Manchester based trio Vacant Weekend return with ‘Funny Dad’ on May 31st. The track is our second insight into their highly anticipated EP, due to release this summer via Manchester indie label Cosmic Glue. 

Described by the band as “the closest thing we have to a ballad,” Funny Dad channels raw emotion into Vacant Weekend’s signature sound. Their strong bond as friends allows them to write with openness and vulnerability, leading to an emotive indie sound that resonates with genuine feeling. With bright indie guitar instrumentation accompanying lead singer Alex’s unique and captivating vocal style, Funny Dad is the perfect song to kick off the summer, conjuring images of sunlit road trips and carefree drives. Beyond its vibrant surface, the song dives into themes of loss and indifference, with a stream-of-consciousness lyrical style that reflects its organic creation process.

Of the single Vacant Weekend said “It’s just raw emotion poured into sound, and that sort of thing is only able to happen in a room you really feel comfortable being vulnerable in – being friends for most of our lives, it’s a privilege we’re always afforded. After that, the lyrics just fit into place, they’re so sparse but it’s as if most of what needs to be said is already present in the music.”

They’ve also announced a June tour, with a date at the Hyde Park Book Club in Leeds on June 19th.