The Virginmarys release new John Hughes inspired video for single ‘Where Are You Now?’

The Virginmarys new single ‘WHERE ARE YOU NOW? is their first release of 2023 coming off the back of their debut duo E.P release ‘Devil Keeps Coming’ in 2022.

(inspired by the John Hughes movie ‘Planes Trains and Automobiles’)

Vocalist /Guitarist Ally Dickaty says: ”WHERE ARE YOU NOW? is a song about abandonment, the realisation of being totally alone. Throughout my life I’ve had a belief hovering in the background that there was a presence or force watching over me. In 2020 I fell very unwell, I have never been so ill in my life and thought I was possibly on my way out. It’s a song of despair, the realisation of my own mortality and how close that can be.”

The accompanying music video is a remake-parody based on John Hughes’ 1987 classic ‘Buddy-Road Movie: ‘PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES’.

Drummer Danny Dolan talks about the genesis of The Virginmarys and the new music video: “When I first met Ally at music college the love we both shared for this movie was the first thing we realized we had in common and could literally reel the script off by heart! Years on I realised similarities to the main 2 characters in relation to the journey me and Ally have been through being in a band together on tour was so strongly mirrored.

In the video Del and Neil are constantly travelling around from motel to motel all the while struggling with their luggage and belongings (in particular Del’s heavy ton chest!!!) Tensions build between the two throughout the movie and it’s a total love/hate relationship that forms. I think the concept totally mirrored what we and probably most bands go through, especially in the current climate we find the music industry in. Some days you remember why you’re doing it, why you’re still in the game… other days you just simply. cannot stand the sight of each other!”

The new single ‘Where Are You Now?’ is a taste of what is to come with a planned new studio album release in the works set for 2024.

The Virginmarys are currently out on the road for a mammoth 2-month support tour of Europe and the UK with The Sisters of Mercy.

Connect with The Virginmarys

. Official Website: https://www.thevirginmarys.com/
. Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2lo0gLq
. You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/thevirginmarys
. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheVirginmarys
. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevirginmarys
. X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thevirginmarys

Go see The Virginmarys live:

Mon 09 Oct 2023
Wiesbaden, Germany
Schlachthof

Wed 11 Oct 2023
Budapest, Hungary
Dürer Kert

Thu 12 Oct 2023
Prague, Czech Republic
Lucerna Music Bar

Sat 14 Oct 2023
Würzburg, Germany
Posthalle

Sun 15 Oct 2023
Stuttgart, Germany
LKA Longhorn

Tue 17 Oct 2023
Lyon, Villeurbanne, France
Le Transbordeur

Wed 18 Oct 2023
Paris, France
La Cigale

Fri 20 Oct 2023
Bordeaux, France
Le Krakatoa

Sat 21 Oct 2023
Toulouse, France
Le Bikini

Mon 23 Oct 2023
Valencia, Spain
Republica

Tue 24 Oct 2023
Madrid, Spain
La Riviera

Thu 26 Oct 2023
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisboa Ao Vivo

Fri 27 Oct 2023
Porto, Portugal
Hard Club

Sun 29 Oct 2023
Bilbao, Spain
Sala Santana

Tue 31 Oct 2023
Geneva, Switzerland
Alhambra

Thu 02 Nov 2023
Trezzo sull’Adda , Nr Milan, Italy
Live Club

Fri 03 Nov 2023
Cesena, Italy
Teatro Verdi

Sun 05 Nov 2023
Zagreb, Croatia
Bocarski dom

Mon 06 Nov 2023
Bratislava, Slovakia
Majestic Music Club

Wed 08 Nov 2023
Vienna, Austria
Simm City

Sun 12 Nov 2023
Munster, Germany
Jovel Music Hall

Wed 15 Nov 2023
Bristol, England
Marble Factory

Thu 16 Nov 2023
Wolverhampton, England
KK’s Steel Mill

Sat 18 Nov 2023
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
NX

Sun 19 Nov 2023
Nottingham, England
Rock City

Tue 21 Nov 2023
Manchester, England
Academy

Thu 23 Nov 2023
Glasgow, Scotland
Barrowland Ballroom