Australian duo Armlock have announced their new album Amazing, arriving 5th February via Run For Cover Records. Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell have shared the lead single "Lifer", which the pair describe as possibly their most straightforward song to date. The track explores finding confidence in someone else's confidence and moving forward together, built around deliberately plain, unpoetic lyrics that emerged from a desire to boil down complex thoughts into simplest terms.
The band shot the "Lifer" video themselves during a tour stop in LA, using a luxury car and Hollywood as symbols of prosperity and a positive omen for the future. As Lam and Mitchell explain, they couldn't afford to hire the car for the day, but were allowed to sit in it for a couple of hours. The single offers an introduction to Armlock's minimalist yet deeply immersive approach, which fuses electronic production with guitar-driven indie rock.
Amazing follows their 2024 album Seashell Angel Lucky Charm, which drew attention from outlets including Stereogum, The FADER, BrooklynVegan and Paste Magazine. The new record includes previously released singles "Strobe" and "Half Time", and sees Armlock pushing their imaginative sound further while exploring themes of impending change and the shift from youth into adulthood. Lam reflects on the album's preoccupations, saying much of it concerns building a life in the face of rapid change, trying to break habits of your twenties whilst keeping the flame alive as things get serious. Armlock have also announced a run of US tour dates, including Something In The Way Fest in February.
