UK indiepop legends The Primitives debut new video

I hope this email finds your spooky Halloween Monday off to a good start. This press release was planned to go out Friday, but my two day drive moving to Denver turned into a three day drive, so as hard as I tried it just wasn’t gonna happen. The cool thing is that the kind folks at Brooklyn Vegan were nice enough to debut the first new music by the Primitives in over 5 years. The band released the 7″ single which was a short 300 copy pressing on Friday which instantly sold out instantly. The 12″ EP version comes out in January on the 20th with extra tracks on HHBTM Records, and the pre-orders are selling at record speed. I hope you’ll take the time to check out the new video and single “Don’t Know Where to Start”, and the band are available and up for interviews and guest features.

As we enter the fall season, the weather is turning cooler and grayer, but UK’s The Primitives have something to warm your heart and get your feet moving. HHBTM is proud to present the band’s latest single and first new material in five years.

“Don’t Know Where To Start” is a three minute blast of pure pop perfection; with its organ-driven melody and vocalist Tracy Tracy’s superb singing, we’re equally reminded of the late Ronnie Spector and The Muffs’ Kim Shattuck. In other words, “Don’t Know Where To Start” ticks all the Primitives’ pop charm boxes for those who know. It’s followed by the moody punk edge of “Till I’m Alive,” sung by Paul Court. Also included is a live recording of “Panic,” taken from the band’s 2017 Part Time Punks session. The single closes with a fuzzy acoustic version of “Don’t Know Where To Start.”

The Primitives won hearts and minds in 1988 with their debut album Lovely and its Top Ten UK hit single, “Crash.” They would have more charting singles over the course of the next four years, releasing two further albums before disbanding in 1992.They reformed in 2009 and have since released two albums and a handful of singles.

This single is something of a one-off, a single released because the band felt they had some good songs that deserved to be heard—and they’re right, it does deserve to be heard. While next year is still months away, but 2023 will be the 35th anniversary of Lovely, so you can expect some activity to celebrate that delightful album’s birthday.

Don’t Know Where To Start does what the best pop music does: it draws you in with superb vocals, catchy melodies, and a fun vibe.

New to The Primitives, and don’t know where to start?

Right here, friend.

The Primitives are available for interviews, playlists, mixtapes. guest editor features, and we will have a handful of physical copies on vinyl promo wise.

VIDEO LINK: The Primitives – “Don’t Know Where to Start”
TRACK STREAM: The Primitives – “Don’t Know Where to Start”
EP STREAM LINK:  The Primitives – ‘Don’t Know Where to Start’
LP DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: The Primitives – ‘Don’t Know Where to Start’
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