South Arcade have released ‘SplitScreen’, a new single about waiting for a text from the one person you know you should leave on read..
All four members are gamers, and they saw a link between staying up for one more round and keeping a late night conversation going when you know how it ends. The translucent, coloured plastic of 2000s consoles gave them a starting point for the track’s more digital sound.
“It’s that feeling of knowing you should log off, but you keep hitting ‘play again’ anyway,” the band said. “You’re chasing the high of it, even when you know how it ends. But the risk is what makes it exciting.”
‘SplitScreen’ follows ‘F.A.M.O.U.S’, which passed 1.3 million streams in less than a month. South Arcade play Vans Warped Tour in Orlando later this month before their UK and Ireland tour opens at Belfast’s Limelight on 7 February 2027. The London show at O2 Academy Brixton on 25 February has already sold out. The tour heads to mainland Europe in March, finishing in Paris on 18 March!