Divorce Surprise Release 'Drive To Goldenhammer (Deluxe Edition)', Share New Song Wendolene
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Rosie Sco
Divorce have surprise released a deluxe edition of their debut album, 'Drive To Goldenhammer', which came out in March.
The expanded record features demos and BBC Radio sessions, including a live cover of Queen's I Want To Break Free, as well as three new songs, including last month's O Calamity and the newly shared Wendolene, a brooding indie-rock offering that's both intimate and expansive. The band said:
"Wendolene hints at what lies beyond 'Drive to Goldenhammer', bridging a gap toward our next chapter, and whilst we tried to maintain the surrealism of the record this edges into something darker than most of our debut record. Also, as a band we’re obsessed with Wallace and Gromit, so this song pays homage through its title to A Close Shave, and if you have a sharp eye you may see a very niche reference to the film in the music video! Whilst we were recording we sung to pictures of Wendolene and Cilla Black, which I think if you listen carefully is very obvious in the vocal performance."
On the deluxe version of the record, singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow commented: "On our debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’, we sought to build a makeshift place and home within the songs and each other amidst the transience of our lives on the road over the last few years.
"With the ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ Deluxe Edition, along with live versions of some of the album tracks, you’ll hear unreleased songs and demo recordings that landed somewhere on the outskirts of Goldenhammer like ‘O Calamity’ and ‘Chip’ or ‘Pretty Lights and ‘Tiny Animals’. In ‘Wendolene’, we are beginning the journey onwards, towards wherever it is we feel we want to go."
The Nottingham band have North American shows lined up for the coming weeks, before a UK tour in November and December. Tickets are on sale now.
'Drive To Goldenhammer (Deluxe Edition)' tracklist:
1. Antarctica
2. Lord
3. Fever Pitch
4. Karen
5. Jet Show
6. Parachuter
7. All My Freaks
8. Hangman
9. Pill
10. Old Broken String
11. Where Do You Go
12. Mercy
13. Wendolene
14. O Calamity
15. Chip
16. Tiny Animals (Demo)
17. Pretty Lights (Demo)
18. Karen (Abbey Road Session)
19. Pill (Live at the BBC)
20. I Want To Break Free (Live at the BBC)
Divorce Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri November 28 2025 - EDINBURGH La Belle Angele
Sat November 29 2025 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE THE GROVE
Wed December 03 2025 - CARDIFF Globe
Thu December 04 2025 - SOUTHAMPTON Papillon
Fri December 05 2025 - NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre
Sat December 06 2025 - MARGATE Lido
Tue December 09 2025 - SHEFFIELD Crookes Social Club
Wed December 10 2025 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy 2
Thu December 11 2025 - BRISTOL Trinity Centre
Sat December 13 2025 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
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