Divorce have shared the Wallace and Gromit-referencing ‘Wendolene’ to mark the release of the deluxe edition of their debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’. This new release features three brand new songs, early demos and BBC radio sessions – including their cover of Queen’s ‘I Want to Break Free’

Singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie- Barrow describes ‘Wendolene’ as ‘the journey onwards, towards wherever it is we feel we want to go’. The title is inspired by a character in Wallace and Gromit’s ‘A Close Shave’ (there’s also a nice Easter egg in the video), while the sound has a subtly experimental edge that fits seamlessly with the band’s trademark folky chamber pop sound.

Darker round the edges than much of ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’, it opens with a burst of piano before delivering beats-enhanced observations about hating apples, finding fruit, hiding scars, and kissing all over a naked body they’ve been desiring for years (or maybe even decades): ‘I’m like a deer in bed with you shaking’. There’s real pride in the harmonies as they declare : ‘Wendolene, we’re still breathing’.

Divorce upcoming live dates 2025

Tickets available here

Sept 17 – The Rockwell, Somerville, MA, USA
Sep 18 – Elsewhere Zone 1, Kings County, NY, USA
Sep 19 – Pie Shop, Washington, DC, USA
Sep 20 – MilkBoy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Sep 22 – The Sound Garage, Toronto, ON, CA
Sep 25 – Schubas, Chicago, IL, USA
Sep 27 – Baba Yaga, Seattle, WA, USA
Sep 29 – Brick & Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA
Oct 02 – Gold-Diggers, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Nov 28 – La Belle Angele, Edinburgh, UK
Nov 29 – The Grove, Newcastle, UK
Dec 03 – The Globe, Cardiff, UK
Dec 04 – Papillon, Southampton, UK
Dec 05 – Arts Centre, Norwich, UK
Dec 06 – The Lido, Margate, UK
Dec 09 – Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK
Dec 10 – Academy 2, Manchester, UK
Dec 11 – Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK
Dec 13 – Rock City, Nottingham, UK