Bananarama have released Velvet Lies as the latest teaser from their forthcoming album ‘Masquerade’.
The slick electro pop number is the third track to be lifted from the duo’s 12th album, following taster song Favourite and lead single Masquerade.
“SURPRISE! #VelvetLies – our second taster track from our new album is available now on all streaming platforms,” they wrote on social media. “We hope you love it!”
Originally conceived as an EP, the record came to life as the pandemic wiped out Bananarama’s live schedule in 2020.
Speaking in the August 2022 issue of Retro Pop, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward open up about how their approach to releasing music has changed over the past decade as they celebrate their 40th anniversary as independent artists.
“It has been such a turnaround for us – which we only really discovered in 2019 after not doing an album for 10 years,” says Keren. “You just sort of think, ‘Oh my God, you can do it yourself and have complete control,’ which is obviously something that we’ve always hankered after.”
She explains: “Most of our albums and most of our career has been mostly under our control, but there’s always stuff you have to give away to someone else because they’re the people with the money and pulling the strings.
“But, you know, for us now, it just seems to sit so well with us. We choose exactly what we do and when we do it.”
‘Masquerade’ is due July 22 and available to pre-order now.
