There's a pretty amusing joke among people in Liverpool that the city's airport is named after John Lennon because it's the first place he went when he got rich. While funny (and fairly accurate of Lennon's moves to both London and New York) it wouldn't be fair to say that Merseyside's most beloved musicians leave the city at the first opportunity. In fact, from Gerry & The Pacemakers right through to perma-stoned cosmic scallies The Coral, it's actually rare to find a group who didn't stay local. Even rarer still, perhaps, are artists who travel to Liverpool to make their name. Enter; The Let Go.
The Let Go are Cole and Scout, two 19-year-old Washington natives who moved to the city to attend performing arts institution LIPA. They moved to the city in 2020 and today they share new song "Vegas," a lo-fi and funky heartbreaker about splitting from someone who has model good looks that, even though they play games, is special nonetheless. Lit up by a sax solo, "Vegas" asks the simplest thing you want from a painful split: "just remember my name."
Speaking about the track, Cole told The FADER: "'Vegas' is about being left in the dust by a boy who chose fame over me. Even though the relationship died, I still see his face on every public poster I walk by. Break-ups are hard, but everyone still talking about them afterwards makes it harder."
Like all of The Let Go's music, "Vegas" is self-produced and comes with a self-directed video. The new visuals show Cole and Scout making their way around their new city, from bus stops and off-licenses to graffiti-clad walls. Check it out above.