Indie rockers Piroshka have released another new single from their forthcoming album studio album Love Drips And Gathers today.

The track “V.O.” is a tribute to 4AD’s in-house art director Vaughan Oliver, who passed away in 2019. Piroshka vocalist Miki Berenyi said this about the track:

“I wrote this originally as an instrumental but the rest of the band convinced me to put a vocal on it. The lyrics are snapshot snippets of Vaughan Oliver’s funeral in January 2020 - lines from the speeches, fleeting impressions of the day. I'm getting to the age where the people I grew up with are dying and I find funerals a comfort in the sadness, formal but emotional, a celebration of a life, a space for the living to reconnect.”

The music video for “V.O.,” which can be seen below, was directed by Connor Kinsey of Home Picture Films. Kinsey said this about working on the visual:

“We wanted to put this ominous-being centre frame and allow the viewer to reflect on fear and loss whilst also embracing hope and futurity through its life experiences. Giving the subject no recognisable features meant that it's emotional journey through the different timelines felt more relatable to a wider audience.”

Pre-orders for Love Drips And Gathers, which arrives on July 23 via Bella Union, can be made here. Piroshka will be performing all over the U.K. this November. Tour dates can be seen below.

Piroshka tour dates

Tuesday 2nd November – Brighton – Chalk

Wednesday 3rd November – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club

Friday 5th November – Manchester – Deaf Institute

Saturday 6th November – London – Garage

Sunday 7th November – Guildford – The Boileroom