North London band Sorry have just dropped an intriguing reworking of ‘Screaming in the Rain’ which was originally part of their 2022 album ‘Anywhere But Here’. This release doesn’t come as a surprise as vocalist and guitarist Louis O’Bryen previously mentioned to Apple Music that they were still playing around with the song: “This is one of the songs that we’re still trying to nail, I think. In my mind, this song has loads of different characters which it could be. The one on the album, the character is a bit sad, and then the character that I think we’ll do for the next one is a bit happier, but more of an alien or something.”

The original is melancholic, solemn with much simpler instrumentation and clearer vocals whereas now they experiment with distorted lofi vocals, reverb and repetition. It’s also a whole minute shorter than the album version, leading to a darker, more intense sound. 

The music video released alongside the single is made up of spliced together clips of children, elderly people, Asha Lorenz walking topless along a dirt path: vulnerable and experimental much like the song itself. 

Could this potentially mark a change in the direction of the band, moving further away from the 90s grunge label that’s often put upon them and that Asha has shown distaste for in the past? As O’Bryen said to The List, they “never wanted to be a straight down the middle guitar band”. We’ll have to wait to see if any more re-releases emerge or if new music is on the horizon as they’re currently touring internationally.