False Heads

East London rock trio FALSE HEADS are pleased to reveal the official video for their new single ‘Loose’, which is released 28th Feburary 2025 on all good digital service providers.

The track is the latest to be taken from their forthcoming new EP Cracked, set for release on 28th March 2025 via No Fret Records, and follows on from title track and lead single ‘Cracked’. 

The single was added to the Radio X X-Posure Playlist, and picked up wider radio support from RTE 2XM, Amazing Radio, Total Rock and more.

False Heads recently revealed a run of April 2025 UK headline tour dates, with tickets on sale now (see below for listings).

Another belting slice of trademark alternative rock from the trio, ‘Loose’ is all about the self-deception that can come with addiction, and struggling with the numbing effects of substance and alcohol abuse.

Commenting on the new single, front man Luke Griffiths says: “This song is about hitting rock bottom and just rolling with it—trying to kid yourself that you have your own addictions under control. The upbeat music is meant to be a juxtaposition to the lyrics, which are kind of a piss take of myself or others. You convince yourself that substance and alcohol abuse is justified because you're more creative or fun to be around, but then sometimes when I feel like my head is going to explode with anxiety or depression, drugs and alcohol have relieved that, so it's a terrible cycle.”

‘Loose’ comes with an official video directed by Jason Palmer, filmed at The Priory Pub in Kilburn owned by good friend of the band Joe Smee, and perfectly serving the sentiments of the tune.

Following a mini-hiatus to right their ship after the release of second album Sick Moon (Scruff Of The Neck), False Heads return this year with a re-energized batch of songs recorded with legendary producer Adrian Bushby (Muse, Foo Fighters, U2, Placebo).

A glimpse of what fans can expect from their third album, the preceding Cracked EP comes following a tough few years for the resourceful and indefatigable band in an industry which they say is “increasingly built for nepo babies and people with millionaire parents”. Raised in working-class families, they are finding it harder and harder to relate to “a changing industry where the gatekeepers seem to be increasingly upper-middle class”.

Across the forthcoming new EP, lyrics deal with the increasingly bizarre modern world in which we find ourselves—filled with rage, isolation, misery, grifters and pointless fame. As he grappled with the future direction of the band, Griffiths began to delve deep into his family's history in the East End, where real violence was at stake, and eventually wrote a TV show with his cousin about their experiences which is beginning development in 2025.

“Violence has real world consequences of deep trauma and shouldn't be frivolously glamorised,” says Griffiths. “At the same time, there's been a total removal of the working class from mainstream cultural left-wing politics which has allowed very nasty people to monopolise the vacuum. I think things are going to get a lot worse before they get better.”

New EP Cracked is released 28th March 2025

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Formed in 2015, False Heads released their critically-acclaimed debut album, It’s All There But You’re Dreaming, in 2020 quickly racking up millions of streams, picking up a wide range of editorial playlist support at Spotify, Amazon, Apple and YouTube.

Their second album Sick Moon (produced by Frank Turner) was released in 2022 and stormed into the UK Official Album Charts, landing a coveted spot within the Top 40 in the Album Sales Chart and #2 in the Independent Album Breakers Chart. 

After having their music featured on BT TV’s playlist, Soccer AM, not to mention constant radio support from Jack Saunders (BBC R1), Rodney Bingenheimer (Sirius XM), Steve Lamacq (BBC 6 Music), Gordon Smart (Radio X), John Kennedy (Radio X) and Huw Stephens (BBC R1) to name a few, False Heads’ reputation is picking up more pace than ever, with support from some of the biggest names in the business. The band has attracted a legion of devoted fans, including rock royalty like Simon Le Bon and Iggy Pop, legendary manager Danny Fields, and iconic Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson.

Playing alongside the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, The Libertines, David Byrne, Band Of Skulls, Frank Turner and ‘A’ is now something of the norm for False Heads, and their live show is a legendary spectacle—a whirlwind of sweat, mosh pits, and unbridled joy. Having cut their teeth on the grimy underbelly of the UK club scene, the band's stage presence is electrifying, a potent mix of punk-rock fury and post-punk swagger.