Scottish alternative rock favourites The XCERTS have unveiled their latest single, bury you, the newest track to be taken from their forthcoming sixth studio album i think i want to go home now., due for release on 10th July.
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Arriving as one of the album’s most emotionally resonant moments, bury you showcases the trio’s ability to transform personal hardship into cathartic, arena-sized songwriting. While much of the record explores grief, uncertainty and emotional upheaval, the new single offers a different perspective: one of reflection, resilience and the difficult conversations required to move forward.
Built around soaring melodies and a powerful chorus, bury you captures the spirit that has made The XCERTS one of the UK’s most enduring alternative rock bands. The song balances vulnerability with determination, delivering what frontman Murray Macleod describes as an exercise in “tough love” – both towards others and towards oneself.
Speaking about the track, Macleod explains that the song emerged towards the end of the album’s writing process as he reflected on a difficult period shared by both himself and those around him.
“I wanted something that had not a sense of hope, but something that’s almost meant to feel like a sobering conversation. I had a lot of those with close friends who were also having tough times during that period, so I wanted to have a song that represents tough love.”
The track continues the emotional narrative established by previous singles from i think i want to go home now., an album that sees The XCERTS confronting some of the most challenging experiences of their lives. Written collaboratively by all three members in a single room – a process they had not embraced since their earliest releases – the album documents two years marked by profound personal loss and family illness.
Among the experiences informing the record are bassist Jordan Smith’s loss of his mother and Macleod’s father’s cancer diagnosis. Rather than retreating from those realities, the band channelled them directly into the songwriting, creating a collection of songs that feels raw, immediate and deeply human.
Recorded with producer Larry Hibbitt at Beehive Studios, the ten-track album marks a return to the close-knit creative process that helped define the band’s early years. That renewed sense of connection appears to have rekindled the chemistry that has underpinned The XCERTS’ career since their breakthrough releases.
Since emerging from Aberdeen in the mid-2000s, The XCERTS have built a fiercely loyal following through acclaimed albums including There Is Only You, Hold On To Your Heart and Learning How To Live And Let Go. Their blend of emotionally charged lyrics, soaring hooks and explosive live performances has earned them a reputation as one of Britain’s most reliable and heartfelt alternative rock acts.
To celebrate the release of i think i want to go home now., the band will embark on a run of intimate UK in-store appearances throughout July before joining fellow Scottish rockers Twin Atlantic on a major UK tour this autumn.
With bury you providing another compelling preview of the album, The XCERTS appear poised to deliver one of the most personal and affecting records of their career.
Upcoming UK Tour Dates
JULY
10th – Kingston, Fighting Cocks (In-Store)
11th – Cheltenham, 2000 Trees Festival
12th – Nottingham, Rough Trade (In-Store)
13th – Leeds, Crash Records (In-Store)
14th – Liverpool, Jacaranda (In-Store)
15th – Glasgow, Assai (In-Store)
15th – Edinburgh, Assai (In-Store)
16th – Aberdeen, Assai (In-Store)
JULY
1st – Arbroath, Arbroath Music & Food Festival
OCTOBER (with Twin Atlantic)
16th – Leeds, Stylus
17th – Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
18th – Newcastle, Boiler Shop
20th – London, Islington Assembly Hall
21st – Manchester, Gorilla
22nd – Glasgow, SWG3 Galvanizers Hall
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