memorials - all clouds bring not rain - fire

MEMORIALS (Electrelane frontwoman Verity Susman and Wire guitarist Matthew Simms) release ‘Dropped Down The Well’ taken from their new album ‘All Clouds Bring Not Rain’ out 27th March 2026 on Fire Records.

New single ‘Dropped Down The Well’ (out March 2nd) sees the duo follow with a bleak banger that has become a live favourite since they introduced it into their live shows last year. The track is released alongside a new hypnotic monochrome music video that captures the raw and majestic energy of their immersive live shows. 

“We’re always keen to be looking forward, so for touring the last record we wanted at least one new song in the set and this was it. It’s a good one to play live, with its twists and turns and a proper chorus! It was nice to see the reaction it received - I particularly remember the enthusiastic audience response last summer at some of the French festivals, in particularly La Route Du Rock and also an amazing little festival in Saint-Cadou, and feeling reassured about where we were heading with the new record” Matthew Simms 

“The song is about what happens when you get dropped down a well” Verity Susman

Recorded mostly in a studio in a barn secluded deep in the woods in southwestern France, new album ‘All Clouds Bring Not Rain’ is imbued with the sense of freedom that experience evokes. The duo of Verity Susman and Matthew Simms locked themselves away and re-emerged with an unusual record that is both melodic and unconventional. For such an ambitious album it’s striking that it was written, performed, recorded and mixed solely by the two of them. Their attention to detail in their sound meant finding several other studios to get what they needed to record with, including a harpsichord at 4AD’s studio in London and a vibraphone and vintage Leslie speaker in Stereolab drummer Andy Ramsay’s studio Press Play.

With their adventurous arrangements, classic songwriting skills and innovative production techniques, MEMORIALS have created another mesmerising listen that’s accomplished and compelling in its unique approach - just like their acclaimed live shows.