Liam Fender has brought an end to his current chapter with the new single ‘Here We Are’ – listen below.
The North Shields singer-songwriter and older brother of recent Mercury Prize winner Sam Fender released the song on Friday (November 28) and has confirmed that it marks his final release before he takes a break from the music industry.
The reflective track stirs into life with a lilting, repeating keyboard phrase, heart-pulling violin strings and Fender’s deep vocals, before chunky guitar chords burst the track into life.
It also comes with a video shot in and around North Shields, which you can watch here:
‘Here We Are’ follows on from his 2023 EP ‘Love Will’ and 2024’s ‘Man Down’ EP. Fender has said about the song: “This one’s for everyone who’s been part of the journey so far. It’s about finding light in the moments before you disappear into the sun. North Shields will always be home – its people and its spirit run through everything I do.”
The song takes its title from 800 Years – Here We Are, a documentary that Fender hosted earlier this year, and now he has said: “After the documentary, I felt like this song was the right way to say thank you. It’s not a goodbye, more of a see you later.”
Fender is set to play two hometown shows at Red Studios in North Shields next weekend – December 6 and 7 – and he will be offering limited edition CDs that include ‘Love Will’, ‘Man Down’ and ‘Here We Are’.
The singer spoke to NME in 2023 about recording his music in the North East. “It’s a really cool, creative hive of a place,” he said. “It’s great to see the North East has really got a buzz going on now, in a way that it didn’t when I was starting out. It’s really exciting to see! It’s an exciting time to watch it all unfold.”
Liam also joined his brother Sam on stage at a huge show at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park in June, playing on ‘Something Heavy’ from ‘People Watching’.
