Years & Years Officially Return With New Song "Sanctify"

Earthlings, do you copy? Years & Years hasn't released new material since 2015's Communion, although the wait is finally over! The electro-pop trio just dropped a brand-new song called "Sanctify" and it's overflowing with suppressed confessions that any human will find all also familiar. On the sultry track, lead singer Olly Alexander casually makes religious references as he begs for his lover to give in to their body's most sinful desires even if it pains him in the process. In a press release, Olly explained his vision for the accompanying music video.


“The video for 'Sanctify' centers around an audition against the backdrop of a future metropolis called Palo Santo. It’s the initial segment of a bigger jigsaw puzzle and my hope is that it confuses the hell out of people although also excites them in a mysterious and sensual way," he mentioned. "I’m making these videos because I'd like to let people indoors my brain and because I love living in my own fantasy world routinely have, routinely will) - a place where sexuality and gender are blurred and magic is real. We stay in a chaotic and accelerating world, we’re looking at depictions of the future to assist us make sense of what’s happening now. This is my vision of a possible future, one that makes us question what it means to be a human.”


The dark pop ballad will be featured on the trio's long-awaited sophomore album which is expected for release some time this year. Apparently, the project will touch on "identity, sexuality, celebrity and efficiency Transport yourself to Palo Santo in the video below.