Scarborough rockers This House We Built release of their new single, “Addiction”. This is the first taste of their second album, Get Out of The Rain, set for release in Autumn 2025.
Following the success of their self-titled debut—hailed by Classic Rock’s Dave Ling as an “immensely promising quartet” and by Powerplay Magazine‘s Rob Evans as “the best independent album I’ve heard this year”—the band is ready to hit the road with fresh material and even bigger energy.
Speaking about the new single, frontman Scott Wardell shares:
Everyone’s addicted to something whether it’s Coffee, Adrenaline sports, Alcohol, Drugs (or buying guitars ;-)
The song came about at a jam with the band, we started to focus down on trying to get a real hook of a riff going, we’re all big fans of 80’s & 90’s metal and we wanted to encompass this in the song, as soon as we had jammed it a few times it was an obvious choice for the first single, we wanted something which was going to clout you in the face like an 12lb haddock!
For the video, the band steered away from the obvious themes of alcohol and drugs, instead focusing on the adrenaline-fueled world of motorsport. Filmed at the NY500 café near Pickering, the video is packed with petrolhead vibes.
There’s a real buzz at NY500, bikers, car lovers, it’s a proper community says, Bob, Helen & Rebecca, who run it.
We were very honoured to have been able to use the place for our video. It just felt right to capture that energy, instead of the usual ‘addiction’ themes. It’s all about passion, speed, and living for the rush.
Speaking about the album, Scott adds, “We’re very chuffed with the new material and we cannot wait for the mixes coming back from Dave Boothroyd at 6DB studios, York. the same guy who produced our self-titled first album. Currently in the studio for the last two days as I type putting the cherries, sparkles, bells, and whistles on there. Expect a similar vibe to the first album with a few surprises, we like to keep our music varied and different, i think that’s what people liked about the first album.”
Pre-orders will be open soon via Earache Distribution with a string of singles and videos throughout the rest of the festival season then followed by the album.
Addiction is out now on all digital platforms, with the video down below.
“Addiction” dropped just ahead of the band’s appearance at this past weekend’s Call of the Wild Festival. From there, the band embarks on a packed summer of festival dates and shows across the country:
- June 7: Rock The Lakes, Lincoln
- June 19: Supporting Gun (Acoustic Show), Nightrain, Bradford
- June 21: Love Rocks Festival, Dorset
- June 27: Wildfire Festival, Scotland
- July 4–6, : SOS Festival, Whittles @ Tokyo, Oldham, Manchester
- July 20, : Maid of Stone Festival, Maidstone, Kent
- Sept 6: Rocking The Bowl Destination, Steelyard after party, Sheffield
- Nov 7: Whitby Rocks, Whitby Pavilion
- Nov 14: Rockmantic, Yardbirds, Grimsby
- Nov 22: Homecoming Gig, Pickering War Memorial Hall, Pickering
- Nov 27-29: Winterstorm Festival, Scotland
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