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“Soundcheck” takes listeners through the bumpy relationship Van McCann has endured with his long-time girlfriend. The pressures of fame and stress of being away from home strains their love. British indie rock band Catfish and the Bottlemen made a charming return with “Soundcheck” as the first official material since their 2014 debut "The Balcony". The song later appeared on "The Ride", the band’s sophomore record. "I feel like the last album was the support band, or even the soundcheck, and this one’s the headliner." 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.