Pillow Queens announce debut album In Waiting

By Scott Munro
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Dublin’s Pillow Queens will release their debut album later this year - watch video for the new single Handsome Wife

(Image credit: Faolán Carey)

Pillow Queens have today announced details of their debut studio album.

The Dublin outfit will launch In Waiting on September 25 through Pillow Queens Records – and to mark the announcement Pamela Connolly, Sarah Corcoran, Rachel Lyons and Cathy McGuinness have released a video for the their new single Handsome Wife.

The band say: “Handsome Wife begins with a glimpse into an emotional homecoming, one that intensifies and romanticises the seemingly insignificant. Throughout, the mundane but tender moments are held up and deified, paying reverence to the ease in which a love can thrive outside the realms of tradition. 

“The song continuously references structures and rituals that were once out of reach, but are now within our grasp. In spite of this Handsome Wife affirms that they pale in comparison to the communities we’ve built ourselves.”

The Kate Dolan-directed video can be watched below.

Pillow Queens formed in 2016 and have released two demo EPs and toured with artists including Idles (opens in new tab) and Pussy Riot.

In Waiting is now available to pre-order from the band’s online store.

Pillow Queens: In Waiting
1. Holy Show
2. Child Of Prague
3. Handsome Wife
4. HowDoILook
5. Liffey
6. A Dog’s Life
7. Gay Girls
8. Harvey
9. Brothers
10. Donaghmede

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.