Pop pioneers My Life Story, fronted by Jake Shillingford, have released a new single, ‘I’m A God’, ahead of their small UK tour next year and a new album. The tour includes two shows at the prestigious London venue the 100 Club on Oxford Street, the first, which sold out in a day is on Saturday 17th February 2024 and will be their first London show in over 2 years.
‘I’m a God’ is by no means an autobiographical reference to singer/songwriter Jake’s on-stage pop star moves but instead a shopping list of deities.
Shillingford said; “I wanted to highlight how the media lazily awards everything and everyone divine status and consider if worshiping false gods is embedded in our DNA. I remember reading that even Prince Phillip was seen as a god by the Yaohnanen people”. About the track, he went onto say “It’s a classic MLS listing song similar to 12 Reasons Why I Love Her – by juxtaposing a real god next to a false idol it creates a collage of lyrical contrasts.”
Next year My Life Story return with their fifth studio album via Exilophone Records. The record has been written and produced by Jake alongside Nick Evans and mixed by Ben Hillier who produced two Depeche Mode albums as well as working with Blur, Patrick Wolf, Nadine Shah and Peter Perrett. The record features this year’s digital only singles: Numb Numb Numb, Tits & Attitude plus eight brand new tracks. This follows the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘World Citizen’ released in 2019.
2024 Tour Dates (with more to be added)
FEBRUARY
Thurs 15th St.Albans – The Horn
Fri 16th Brighton – Hope & Ruin
Sat 17th London – 100 Club (Sold Out)
Thurs 22nd Birmingham – Hare & Hounds
Thurs 29th Bristol – Louisiana
MARCH
Sat 2nd London -100 Club
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