Split Chain announce debut album “Motionblur”, shares new single “bored. tired. torn”

Bristol nu-gaze band, Split Chain, have today announced the release of their debut album, “Motionblur”, for July 11th on Epitaph Records. The outfit has also shared a new single “bored. tired. torn“. Listen to the track below.

Speaking of the album, bassist Tom Davies says, “‘Motionblur’ is as much a coming-of-age story, as it is a celebration of our adolescence and the things that defined us. We wanted to encapsulate the feelings of angst and isolation that so many struggle with growing up—but
just as importantly, we wanted to honour the things that shaped us: the lifestyles, the music, and the pop culture that became part of our identity”.

This album is an amalgamation of our individual and collective experiences. While its themescan be dark, at its core, motionblur is about resilience—about making it through without letting those experiences weigh you down. It was crucial for us to create an album that felt like a cohesive piece of art while still being sonically diverse. We wanted to capture the feeling of growing up in an era when albums were more than just collections of songs—they were experiences, meant to be played from start to finish, over and over again.”

Speaking of today’s new single, “bored. tired. torn.”, frontman Bert Martinez-Cowles says, “‘bored.tired.torn’ explores the difficulty and pain of growing up in a broken childhood home.
Thematically the song centers on whether or not someone should have to deal with the shit they’re dealt by relatives just because they’re family. The song is a declaration against that and tries to positively convey the message that nobody has to put up with it just because they’re share blood with the people hurting them. Don’t feel bound to it just because society would expect you to, always make the best decision for yourself regardless of what anybody else makes of it. You’ll be grateful you did.”

There’s a phrase you’ll hear repeatedly when in the company of Split Chain: “The Chain does what it wants”. As mantras go, it’s used by the Bristol, UK quintet as a means of encapsulating the broad-minded, unconstrained creative freedom with which they approach their art, as well as a means through which to try to make sense of the sky-rocketing trajectory the band have found themselves on.

“motionblur” Tracklisting

01-Under The Wire
02-bored. tired. torn
03- I’m Not Dying To Be Here
04-Rookie
05-who am i?
06-SPIT
07-greyintheblue
08-The Space In Between
09-Subside
10-Headway
11-my mistake…

Pre-Order/Pre-Save: https://splitchain.ffm.to/motionblur

FORTHCOMING SHOWS
28.03.25 – Clwb Ifor Bach , Cardiff, UK
29.03.25 – Rough Trade, Liverpool, UK
30.03.25 – Legends, Edinburgh, UK
31.03.25 – Tunnels, Aberdeen, UK 
01.04.25 – The Grove, Newcastle, UK
02.04.25 – Yellow Arch, Sheffield, UK
03.04.25 – The Big Difference, Leicester, UK
04.03.25 – Fighting Cocks, Kingston, UK 
05.04.25 – Cavern, Exeter, UK
09.04.25 – Grand Social, Dublin, IE
10.04.25 – Voodoo, Belfast, UK

12.04.25 – Rough Trade, Bristol, UK (Record Store Day Show)
24.05.25 – Slam Dunk Festival (South), Hatfield Park, Hatfield, UK
25.05.25 – Slam Dunk Festival (North), Temple Newsam, Leeds, UK

05.06.25 – Mystic Festival, Gdańsk, Poland 
09.06.25 – Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Germany (w/ Amira Elfeky)
14.06.25 – Download Festival, Donington Park, UK 
16.06.25 – Camden Assembly, London, UK (w/ Amira Elfeky)
18.06.25 – Les Etoiles, Paris, France (w/ Amira Elfeky)
21.06.25 – Farewell Youth Fest, Dresden, Germany
26.06.26 – Jera On Air, Ysselsteyn, The Netherlands 
28.06.25 – Resurrection Fest, Viveiro, Spain