‘Reaching Out For A Friend’ is the warm, fuzzy new single from The Coral. The track is taken from the influential Wirral band’s critically acclaimed top 20 new album ‘Move Through The Dawn’. Upbeat with an earworm melody, it’s a one chorus and you’re hooked ditty – classic Coral.

“Reaching Out For A Friend is about looking for something in common with someone, rather than looking for something to fall out about,” says frontman James Skelly. “But really, the melody came before any thought for the lyrics. It is pure melody, that song.”

The song’s accompanying animated video was directed by Dom Foster in collaboration with The Coral’s drummer Ian Skelly, an accomplished artist responsible for all the band’s artwork. “I’ve been making animation videos with Dom Foster for a few years now,” he says. “I hand drew all the characters and Dom brought them to life I hope everyone loves it as much as we do.”

The Coral headline their own sold out Skeleton Festival tonight in the Wirral and hit the road October for their own headline run of shows (dates below).

THE CORAL LIVE
Sep 1 Skeleton Coast Festival, Leasowe Castle, Wirral (headline set) – SOLD OUT

HEADLINE TOUR OCTOBER 2018
WEDS 3 NEWCASTLE, Riverside
FRI 5 BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute
SAT 6 LEEDS, Beckett Students’ Union
SUN 7 SHEFFIELD, Leadmill
TUE 9 BRISTOL, SWX
THURS 11 LONDON, KOKO
FRI 12 LIVERPOOL, University The Mountford Hall
SAT 13 MANCHESTER, Albert Hall