Croydon’s self-professed DIY “dirtbag boyband”, Bears in Trees, have released their upbeat new single 'I Wanna Feel Calm'. The track is the third glimpse into their upcoming album How to Build an Ocean: Instructions, due for release on 26th April via I Sure Hope It Does.

Check out the video for 'I Wanna Feel Calm' here: https://youtu.be/79YFVp2sogA

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The feel-good tune follows on from gritty and urgent indie-punk ‘Hot Chocolate’, animated earworm ‘Things That Look Like Mistakes’, and the declaration of a co-headline tour with New Jersey indie rockers, The Happy Fits in spring.

“I want to cherish every insignificance” vocalist Iain Gillespie declares in the deceptively chirpy tune. Dedicated to the loved ones that pulled Iain out of the deep pits of being burned out, ‘I Wanna Feel Calm’ is a warm reminder to lean on your support networks, and that suffering in silence will be to your own detriment.

“I wrote this when I felt burnt out from self-improvement,” they say, “In the process of being ‘better’, I started to only see the parts of me that weren’t ‘good enough’. It became too much, and the guilt made me want to return to an earlier, more chaotic version of myself. As I reconnected with people I let go, I started to let myself be. Getting out of my head and being around people I loved brought me out of that headspace.”

Bears in Trees will embark on a UK/European co-headline tour with New Jersey indie rockers The Happy Fits in April/May. Support for the UK dates comes from indie darling Lexie Carroll.

UK dates are as follows:

Apr 23: Birmingham XOYO
Apr 24: Newcastle Riverside
Apr 26: Glasgow Garage
Apr 27: Manchester Club Academy
Apr 28: Leeds Stylus
Apr 29: Bristol The Fleece
May 01: London KOKO

Tickets are on sale here: https://bearsintrees.com/pages/live

The upcoming album, How to Build an Ocean: Instructions, is a project doused in personal conflict, but simultaneously a love letter to the normal and how beauty can be found in just being. Charged with references to literature, philosophy and film, as well as first hand experiences, the band explore thoughts of what it means to find purpose when everything feels purposeless, all whilst ultimately instructing themselves to find “small joys in the face of cosmic indifference.” Produced by George Perks (Enter Shikari, The Doves, You Me At Six), How to Build an Ocean: Instructions marks an exciting new development for Bears in Trees, being the first album they’ve recorded with the help of consultants outside of the band themselves, having previously relied on drummer George’s expertise, who outside of the band, works as an engineer at Subfrantic Studios.

Tenderness, triumph, and a totally unashamed feeling of enjoying the ride whilst they're on it, How to Build an Ocean: Instructions is their definitive statement. Though no matter how far this record takes them, the most important thing is that they are together and doing what they love. Because when all is said and done, that's the connection that will last a lifetime. "We started the band because we loved hanging out with our friends and wanted to make stupid music together," Iain concludes. "That's always been the reason, and it hasn't changed. All we want to do is make what we do as honest and authentic as possible. That's what it means to be in the Bears in Trees business."

Connoisseurs of the digital age, the band built their reputation themselves from scratch, foregoing the traditional media routes and climbing the social media ropes. They obtained millions of likes on TikTok and engaged with their fanbase proactively on Discord and Patreon, before ever dipping their toes in the music industry support pool. This impressive knowledge of navigating internet culture, paired with their vivacious, comedic charm, and easy listening and bright bops have earned them a passionate and loyal following of ‘sandboxes’ (the allocated fanbase name), saw them sell out London’s Electric Ballroom and play alongside artists such as Pale Waves, NOAHFINNCE, Waterparks, The Maine and Lovejoy, as well as scoring festival slots at Slam Dunk, 2000trees, Community and many more.

Bears in Trees are:

Callum Litchfield – vocals, ukulele, piano (he/him)
Iain Gillespie – vocals, bass guitar (they/them)
Nick Peters – guitar (he/him)
George Berry – drums (he/him)

For more information:
https://bearsintrees.com
https://www.tiktok.com/@bearsintrees
https://www.facebook.com/bearsintrees
https://twitter.com/bearsintrees
https://www.instagram.com/bearsintrees
https://www.youtube.com/c/BearsinTrees
https://discord.com/invite/thesandbox
https://bearsintreesofficial.bandcamp.com

Bears in Trees bright new single 'I Wanna Feel Calm'

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