In a statement about their new song, the Sugababes have released “one of the most beautiful songs we’ve ever worked on”.
Comprised of the original line-up of Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy, in March the Brirish trio dropped ‘Jungle,’ marking their first release as independent artists after leaving BMG records. And the girls have surprised fans by releasing a second title called ‘Weeds’ that marks the launch of their UK tour.
In a statement about the project the babes said:
“The love for ‘Jungle’ has been incredible, and watching it take on a life of its own has been amazing. But ‘Weeds’ reveals a whole other side of us, and we couldn’t think of a better time to drop it than on the first night of our arena tour.” “‘Weeds’ is one of the most beautiful songs we’ve ever worked on – it’s about growing together. This one means a lot – we can’t wait for you to hear it.”
On Thursday, Sugababes launched their UK tour at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, followed by performances in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle, Glasgow and Belfast before heading to Dublin, Ireland and on to Europe for shows in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, France and Switzerland before completing the trek in Milan, Italy on May 2. They’re also slated to headline the Camp Bestival festival in Dorset, England in August.
Having poured their own money into their musical projects throughout the years has helped them feel proud of the “art” they produce, with Buchanan telling NME:
“This is basically how we’ve done it since 2011. Even when we were signed to a major for about three months, we invested our own money into the project.” “We put £30,000 into [2013 single] ‘Flatline’ because we had no [label] support. We actually get more out of doing it this way: self-investing and standing behind art that we’re proud of.” adding “I don’t know how much we’re allowed to say, but there’s not going to be long gaps [between singles] because we have a good body of work waiting.”
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Mandy Coombes