Building on the momentum from their acclaimed ‘All at Once’ EP, Passport to Stockholm return with a new set of 4, revealing a wider sonic palette and growing confidence. Today they’re sharing the first (and lead) single from that EP. The new single ‘Better Days’ premiered on The 405, and can now be streamed below.

The band were forced into an extended break, allowing Mariona to recover from a long stint in hospital; the songs very much reflect a band energised by being reunited, making music that’s true to them. The stripped back nature of title track ‘Better Days’ gives way to heavy synth injections elsewhere in the EP.

Speaking on the new single, the band have said: “It’s a song about reassuring someone that you love, that everything is going to be OK in the end – even though right now it feels like the world is against you – and you’re going to be there for that person every step of the way, until the storm has passed and they come out the other side.”

The EP has been produced and mixed by long term collaborator Gordon Mills Jr (Ed Sheeran, Mark Morriss, 1D) with contributions from Athlete’s Carey Willets.

Passport To Stockholm have had great support from BBC Introducing, 6Music and more. The band’s dedicated fan-base rushed to support debut EP ‘Chemistry’, breaking their PledgeMusic target in little more than 48 hours. Their first full release with Ingrooves, ‘All at Once’ entered the US top 30 Spotify viral chart, UK top 10 Spotify viral chart along with just breaking the top 100 in the CMJ chart. Live, the last 18 months have seen them sell out headline shows at the Barfly and O2 Academy 2, Islington, along with supports for Nothing But Thieves, Nina Nesbitt, Sivu, a tour of Germany sponsored by Sony and festival slots at Bushstock, Truck, Weyfest and Beachbreak Live. The band hope to build on the groundswell with a tour in April and a string of festival dates this summer.

Live dates:

April 3rd : London (Sofar Sounds)

April 6th : Guildford GLive

April 15th: London (Boston Music Room)

April 19th: Manchester (Eagle Inn)

April 20th: Leeds (Headrow House)

April 21st: Liverpool (The Pilgrim)

April 22nd: Banbury (Also Known As)

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