Alongside tracks like ‘Loveless’, ‘Too Much Love’ and ‘Hypnotise’, ‘Breathing Space’ features on Little Cub’s debut album Still Life, which is out now via Domino. It’s the kind of music that you want to put on repeat, with warm rhythms, indie-pop roots, elastic electronics and self-deprecating lyrics that we can all undoubtedly relate to. Speaking on behalf of the London trio, lead vocalist Dominic Gore explains that “’Breathing Space’ is a song about the negative spaces in a relationship and people and things that come in to fill those gaps. Don Paterson once said it's easier to traverse the distance of space than to bridge the distance between one person's mind and yours and here the central question is one of fidelity. That if someone keeps you at arms length for long enough at what point does so much come between you that the ties simply come undone.” Rather than a storytelling video, the band have opted for a low-key performance in their shared home, directed by Lily Rose Thomas and inspired by the works of American video artist Sue de Beer. Highly stylised and entirely lacking in arrogance; a perfect fit for a band who openly told us that “we’re not very self aggrandising as people.” Also if you happen to be in the UK this Autumn, you’re in luck, as Little Cub have also announce a string of live dates. - HT