It’s OK to love and say that within a song

Working Men’s Club’s Sydney Minsky Sargeant has shared the latest taster of his debut solo album – listen to ‘Long Roads’ below.

The singer will release ‘Lunga’ on September 12 via Domino and it is available to pre-order here. Last month, he also released the record’s minimalistic lead single ‘I Don’t Wanna’.

Now, he has given fans another glimpse of the album in the form of ‘Long Roads’, a reflective slow-burner based around a recurring finger-picked guitar motif. Check out the song’s video, directed by Nick Griffiths, here:

Speaking about the track, Minsky Sargeant has said: “I don’t want to sound all hippy dippy, but this album helped me realise it’s ok to love and say that within a song because it’s a true and honest feeling and one that I’m not embarrassed to admit or accept. But it’s also ok to say I got some stuff wrong and I’m no perfect person. I’m just living each day trying to make sense of the world around me.”

Per a press release, ‘Lunga’ is billed as “a beautiful side-step from the music that Sydney Minsky Sargeant has been recording as Working Men’s Club for the past seven years”. Its songs were written over a period of several years, some dating back to when Sargeant was a teenager growing up in Todmorden.

“I’m trying to wear my heart-on-my-sleeve a bit more, these songs come from a search for meaning and understanding,” said Sargeant. “I’m always trying to unpick myself and those around me, the ones I love and loved the most. There were thoughts and feelings that these songs helped me express, address and make sense of.”

Reflecting on the album’s title, he said ‘Lunga’ “is another way of saying we are all one and the same deep down and that we should try to remember that a little more. In a world that has never felt so scary and polarised, I just hope this album connects with people.”

Sargeant is also a member of supergroup Demise Of Love alongside producer Daniel Avery and James Greenwood, aka Ghost Culture, who recently released their self-titled debut EP.

The most recent Working Men’s Club album was ‘Fear Fear’, the follow-up to their self-titled debut album. It received four stars from NME in 2022, who noted: “Sure, it’s a dizzying landscape, but the chaotic palette does justice to the devastation and confusion faced in recent years. Working Men’s Club certainly wear the trauma well, but this riveting exploration truly thrives by seeking the light beyond the gloom.”