The Snuts have released new single, 'PTS', the penultimate track written for upcoming fourth album, Joy In Short Moments - out on October 23.
Born out of the collective celebration that followed Scotland’s World Cup qualification win over Denmark, the song grew into a meditation on self-belief, generational trauma and forgiveness, themes Cochrane felt were rarely given space.
Speaking on the single, Jack Cochrane says: “It was the penultimate track we wrote for the record. I remember stumbling our way through it the morning after Scotland beat Denmark to reach the World Cup: pure elation, a shooting star of collective celebration. It’s incredible the emotions something as trivial as football can spark.”
Listen to ‘PTS’ on Scotland Football Songs.
Jack continues, “We started digging into why belief in yourself is so often absent in young people where we’re from, and the song became an outlet to explore things I feel get left at the bottom of the ‘important to talk about’ pile: growing up without a positive role model, generational trauma. ‘PTS’ is a remedy to melancholy, an end to past-life pain. It’s a song for widespread forgiveness, of others and of yourself.”
Joy In Short Moments is the sound of a band stepping back from the noise. Where previous records were made in a state of perpetual movement, this one was written from the other side of it – after Jack Cochrane moved back home, became a father, and began asking the questions that constant touring had kept at bay. The result is The Snuts’ most grounded record, and their most direct.
Speaking on the album, Cochrane adds: “After three records of constant motion, I felt pulled back towards real life. Success, failure, parenthood and loss all found their way into these songs. Joy in Short Moments is the sound of reconnecting with what matters and learning to find meaning in the small things whilst navigating the questions; Who am I? Where should I be? Where am I going? What makes it all worthwhile?”
