Blending new wave influences like The Cure and Pixies with shoegaze and dream-pop influences (Slowdive, Curve, Lush), the four-piece blur heavy guitars with singer Julie Dawson’s ghostly, ethereal vocals.

‘Let Go’ is ‘one of the darker songs from the upcoming album, as the band lean back into their alt-rock roots. With intense lyrical themes, the track’s repeating motif, ‘I can’t let go’ builds and builds to an almighty guitar crescendo.

The fresh new music video, directed by Zack Arlo, sees the group performing at the ultimate gothic house party, with distorted shots and hand-held cam footage giving the song a further boost of grunge.

NewDad took their name from a random online generator, a decidedly gen-z decision which suits them perfectly. They have found success with their previous Eps ‘Waves’ and ‘Banshee’, and take their thematic inspiration from both lived experiences, and characters from film and television.

‘Ladybird’ on their 2022 EP took its inspiration from the popular Greta Gerwig movie of the same name, and took the band in a dream-pop direction which established them with a younger crowd. However, their return to alt-rock could not come at a better time, as Gen-Z have begun to embrace an alternative revival founded on the music of their parents’ time.

Fans of The Cranberries or Wolf Alice will find something they love in NewDad’s decidedly contrasting sound, filling the space between Cara Joshi’s bass guitar and Dawson’s other-worldly vocals with layer upon layer of thick guitar rhythms.

If the track peaks your interest, the band are embarking on a UK tour throughout February and March 2024 to mark the release of ‘Madra’. Here at The New Age Magazine, we’re very excited to see if the rest of the album follows in the style of ‘Let Go’, and we’re hopeful it will be the soundtrack to a dark British winter.