Alpaca Sports are Andreas Jonsson, Amanda Åkerman and Lisle Mitnik (Tiny Fireflies, Fireflies, Very Truly Yours). It’s six years since their second album, From Paris With Love, came out and one can imagine that their twee pop formula may have changed, matured, grown up. With their new song Tomorrow I’ll Be Fine, out today on Elefant Recors, it’s (thankfully) very soon clear that it’s not the case. Listening to indie pop with adolescent characteristics is a source of comfort and relief for everyone of us and Alpaca Sports once again don’t let us down. Since they might be the group that currently best represents that crystalline pop sound (think of Aztec Camera, The Field Mice, Belle And Sebastian, Orange Juice, Sambassadeur), that’s why the arrival of new songs is such big news for all of us grown up adolescents. Tomorrow I’ll Be Fine is the first advance single of their upcoming new album, and it makes all the good things about the band clear: their sensitivity, exquisite vocals, jangling guitars, unforgettable choruses, and a mix of drum machines and live drums.

What Andreas Says: “This is our first single in a very long time. The song’s music video, directed by Carl Jirestedt, features me, Andreas, in Fuerteventura and Amanda in Japan (Lisle, being located in the Western US, was of course still sleeping while we were filming). The video’s varied locales echo the song’s themes of distance (both mental and physical), loneliness, and trying to maintain optimism in a world that we don’t always recognize. Many thanks to our loyal support cast: Hampus Öhman-Frölund, Gary Olson, Carl Jirestedt, Ian Catt, and Cristina Quesada, who have continued to help us make these recordings come to life. Many thanks also to our long time collaborator Ray Kimura Illustrations who has created a beautiful illustration for the single’s cover. Lastly, thank you to all of you who have stuck with us despite our long absence these past few years. It’s been a long journey, but we’re happy to be back!“
**All trash and bottles in the video were of course picked up and recycled

Live drums by Hampus Öhman-Frölund (which, by the way, were recorded again in New York by Gary Olson of The Ladybug Transistor). The production work was once again handled by Ian Catt (ANOTHER SUNNY DAY, THE FIELD MICE, SAINT ETIENNE, TREMBLING BLUE STARS) and the cover art is another gem from Japan by Ray Kimura. Cristina Quesada sings backing vocals in the chorus.

Tomorrow I’ll Be Fine is out now via Elefant Records. Look HERE for more information on Alpaca Sports.