James Marriott Shares Visceral New Track ‘Burn Down The Disco’

British singer-songwriter James Marriott releases the sonically unexpected new single Burn Down The Disco, a high-energy pop-rocker with the star at his most visceral, atop driving guitars and euphoric production.

James shares: Burn Down The Disco is the unveiling of obsession within a relationship. The deconstruction of the version of yourself you display to someone, to be replaced by unabashed, destructive yearning. I wanted to write a song which hit you hard and fast, whose lyrics matched the energy of feeling like you’re losing your mind for someone. It felt like the right teaser of the energy the live shows will take on from now on. It was also the perfect excuse to be a (terrible) superhero in a music video, having never reached these levels of anti-pop before.

Burn Down The Disco is written by James, Aleksi Kiiskinen, Jono Suter, Matt Gavin, Eeli Savolainen, Louis Salanson, and Juho Koskivirta, and the track was produced by Aleksi Kiiskinen.

James will debut the track on 17 September at the O2 Academy Brixton, a big personal milestone for the star. He explains: Brixton has been my dream venue for many years now, having seen a multitude of artists there that are so so important to me (including Tyler the Creator’s first show back in the UK). Years ago it was teased that we’d support another artist there and I remember crying with a member of the band thinking about playing on that stage. To think now, a matter of years later, we’re not only playing it, but headlining it, is astoundingly special to me.