Haim have previewed the next single from their upcoming fourth album – check out the snippet below.
The Los Angeles sister trio returned last month with a breezy, R&B-tinged track called ‘Relationships’, which arrived with a Drew Starkey-starring music video. A press release noted that it offered “a contrast to the forthcoming album’s rock sound”.
Now, the band shared a brief preview of another new song. The as-yet-untitled single bears a rawer, more guitar-led sonic style, with frontwoman Danielle Haim singing: “Renters’ rights, squatters’ rights/ I’ll be the gatekeeper for the rest of my life.”
She adds: “I don’t want your charity/ Spend a night in the cold if it keeps me free.”
An accompanying video clip of Haim displays the message: “This is your sign to leave him.” The caption to the post reads: “Single girl summer.” Tune in here:
Last weekend, Haim suggested that another single was incoming by sending a text message to their mailing list. “You guys ready for another[?]” it read. They then shared a video on TikTok, revealing that there would be a “new song tease this week” (see below).
@haimtheband relationships we love you tho
Haim are yet to announce their fourth studio album, which will follow 2020’s ‘Women In Music Pt. III’. During a recent interview, the trio revealed that the record would feature an as-yet-uncleared sample of George Michael’s ‘Freedom! ’90’.
The track in question, titled ‘Gone’, is the opening track to the new LP, and reportedly captures the feeling of clarity after a break-up. The record will also contain a song called ‘Take Me Back’.
Alana Haim told I-D that the upcoming album was “the closest we’ve ever gotten to how we wanted to sound”, adding that it was a “completely different experience” recording this time around.
Haim once again worked with producer Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend, Clairo) on the record.
“Working with Rostam, in general it’s very quick, kinetic with him, which I really love as an artist,” Danielle explained. “Maybe before, it wasn’t that way, it was kind of a more… longer, searching, laboured situation.”
In other news, Haim have been added to the line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2025. The event is set to take place at Sefton Park in Liverpool next month. The group are also scheduled to make appearances at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Porto this summer.
Meanwhile, Danielle Haim has teamed up with Bon Iver on his new single ‘If Only I Could Wait’.
