One True Pairing - the new project from Tom Fleming - announces his self-titled debut album

On September 20th, Tom Fleming will release his debut solo album under the guise One True Pairing. The former Wild Beasts songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist shared the first taste of his new direction earlier this month with “One True Pairing”, the titular track of the upcoming record.

Today, Fleming is pleased to share the second song from the self-titled album, “I’m Not Afraid”. With its refrain - “We’ve been kicked our whole lives and I’m not afraid, But I won’t go back down to that place again” - Tom sets his intention for One True Pairing.

One True Pairing is an album shaped by class frustration and self-despair and there is a continuation of the exploration of masculinity that made Wild Beasts so unique. As well as being deeply personal, OTP has a wider political resonance. "This country is going through a terrible moment and if you listen to the art nobody seems to give a shit,” Fleming says emphatically. He believes that class is entirely discounted from the current conversation about inclusivity and privilege. In its 11 songs of discordant guitar and aggressive synth Fleming channels his discontent with Britain in 2019 and a “feeling of directionless rage and cheatedness which hasn't gone away."

Alongside a headline London show at one of Tom’s favourite pubs in Finsbury Park, One True Pairing will be playing at several festivals this summer. 

Upcoming live dates
Saturday 20th July – Tramlines Fringe, Sheffield
Sunday 21st July – Doune The Rabbit Hole, Stirling
Thursday 25th July – Bedford Tavern, London Tickets
Saturday 24th August - Todays Festival, Turin
18th – 21st September – Reeperbahn festival, Hamburg