Cate Le Bon perfects the art of overthinking on “Remembering Me”
The neurotic new track is the third and final single from Pompeii, out February 4.
Cate Le Bon has always been an introspective songwriter. Her astute self-exploration is what allows each facet of her work — which she tends to handle with little assistance from start to finish — to feel so emphatically her own. On "Remembering Me," the Welsh multi-hyphenate takes her navel gazing to the next level, examining her urge to self-examine. In Le Bon's words, it's "a neurotic diary entry that questions notions of legacy and warped sentimentalism in the desperate need to self-mythologize.”
The new song is the third and final single preceding the release of her sixth studio LP, Pompeii, out February 4 on Mexican Summer. It comes with a simple, stylish video from Juliana and Nicola Giraffe, who also handled the visual treatment for November's "Moderation." Lead single "Running Away" accompanied the album's October announcement.
"Remembering Me" rests on a cool, self-assured groove, and Le Bon's vocals are as languid and gorgeous as ever. Lyrically, though, she's laser-focused on a picturesque portrayal of her legacy: "In the remake of my life / I moved in straight lines / My hair was beautiful / My eyes were slow," she begins. But later, in the chorus, she worries about what won't be included in such a glossy final portrait: "Upset and out of touch, / Good grief you missed so much."
In the Giraffe-directed short, Le Bon switches between brightly colored robes against a solid background. Watch the video, and view her upcoming tour dates, below.
Cate Le Bon 2022 tour dates
2/6 - Woodstock, NY - Colony
2/8 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
2/9 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
2/11 - Toronto, ON - Great Hall
2/14 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
2/16 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
2/17 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
2/19 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
2/20 - San Luis Obispo, CA - The Rock / SLO Brew Music Hall
2/24 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
2/26 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy and Harriet’s *SOLD OUT*
3/14 - Southampton, UK - Engine Rooms
3/15 - London, UK - Hackney Empire
3/16 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall
3/17 - Glasgow, UK - Queen Margaret Union
3/18 - Belfast, IE - Empire Music Hall
3/19 - Dublin, IE - The National Concert Hall
3/21 - Liverpool, UK - Arts Club
3/22 - Leeds, UK - Irish Centre
3/23 - Birmingham, UK - The Mill
3/28 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef
3/29 - Paris, FR - La Maroquinerie
3/31 - Lyon, FR - Epicerie Moderne
4/1 - Zurich, CH - Bogen F
4/2 - Schorndorf, DE - Manufaktur
4/3 - Leipzig, DE - UT Connewitz
4/5 - Berlin, DE - Frannz Club
4/6 - Hamburg, DE - Nochtspeicher
4/7 - Hus 7 / Slaktkyrkan - Stockholm, SE
4/8 - Oslo, NO - Parkteatre
4/9 - Copenhagen, DK - Small Vega
4/11 - Brussels, BE - AB Box
4/12 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso