In the run-up to their Glastonbury 2024 set, The Zutons have shared a new single, ‘Pauline’. Check it out below.
The Liverpool band released their first album in 16 years, ‘The Big Decider’, on April 26, and ‘Pauline’ is the third single to come from the record.
It’s a soulful-sounding track with plenty of groove and a real celebratory feel complete with saxophone, proving that the four-piece haven’t lost their spark over the last decade and a half.
“Pauline is a song about all the women who have ever helped me in my life and the times you bump into them after years of not seeing them,” said frontman Dave McCabe. “You see how each other have grown but they still very much have the same spark about them. Aunties, cousins, mums, nans and most of all my wife. It’s my ode to them all. Because without these women I wouldn’t be the man I am today.”
Recently, McCabe opened up about the band’s biggest hit, ‘Valerie’, too. While it was a success for The Zutons in 2006, it gained a whole new level of popularity when Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse released a cover the following year.
He told NME in Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! that the cover came about after Winehouse told him to “fuck off”, saying: “I walked out of the house in the strop, and she followed me and pleaded: ‘Please come back. I’m sorry I told you to fuck off,” he continued. “I really like that song’ [‘Valerie’]. We went back in and carried on drinking.”
On Sunday (June 30) The Zutons will be performing on The Other Stage at Glastonbury – the band previously played the festival in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2008. They’ll be on from 11:15 to 12:00.
If you’re not at Worthy Farm this year, however, you can catch The Zutons on tour with Paul Heaton. They’ve announced that they’ll be supporting the former Housemartins and Beautiful South singer on his UK tour later this year. You can find tickets here.
They’ve got lots more tour dates throughout the summer, too. They’re joining The Libertines at On The Beach in Redcar on July 5, as well as supporting ska legends Madness across three dates later that month. They’ll also be touring the USA in September.
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The Zutons’ 2024 tour dates are:
JUNE
30 – Somerset, UK – Glastonbury Festival
JULY
5 – Redcar, UK – On The Beach (supporting The Libertines)
6 – Belfast, UK – Stendhal Festival
21 – Wigan, UK – Robin Park (supporting Richard Ashcroft)
26 – Leeds, UK – Kirkstall Abbey (supporting Madness)
27 – Ludlow, UK – Ludlow Castle (supporting Madness)
28 – London, UK – Uptown Fest (supporting Madness)
AUGUST
11 – Hull, UK – Zebedee’s Yard (supporting Razorlight)
24 – Alcester, UK – Camper Calling
25 – Chester, UK – Chester Live Rooms
26 – Dublin, Ireland – Museum of Ireland
31 – Devon, UK – Shebfest
SEPTEMBER
01 – Jersey, UK – Weekender
20 – Toronto, Canada – Axis Club
22 – New York, USA – LPR
24 – Chicago, USA – Empty Bottle
26 – Los Angeles, USA – Teragram Ballroom
27 – San Francisco, USA – Great American Music Hall
NOVEMBER
29 – Bridlington, UK – Spa (supporting Paul Heaton)
30 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena (supporting Paul Heaton)
DECEMBER
01 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro (supporting Paul Heaton)
03 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre (supporting Paul Heaton)
04 – Wolverhampton, UK – Civic Hall (supporting Paul Heaton)
06 – Liverpool, UK – M&S Bank Arena (supporting Paul Heaton)
07 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena (supporting Paul Heaton)
09 – Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall (supporting Paul Heaton)
10 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo (supporting Paul Heaton)
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