The Balcony
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Sung from a female’s perspective (presumably Van’s girlfriend), “Hourglass” reflects on the strain of her relationship with frontman Van McCan while he tours with Catfish and the Bottlemen. The title presents a constant imbalance in their relationship – as one heart fills up, the other heart empties: hourglass. The track appears on the band’s debut album, The Balcony. The music video was released on May 14th, 2015, featuring Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. Read more on Last.fm.

Catfish and the Bottlemen are a British rock band, formed in Llandudno, Wales in 2007. Their debut album, The Balcony, reached number 10 in the UK Albums Chart and achieved Platinum status on 30 December 2016. The band have toured in the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia and have featured in a number of festivals including Lollapalooza ,Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading and Leeds, Rock Werchter, T in the Park, Governors Ball, and Bonnaroo. They won their first Brit Award for British Breakthrough act on 24 February 2016. On 27 May 2016, they released their second album, The Ride. On 26 April 2019, they released their third album, The Balance. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.