The Sheffield outfit unveils new single Was It Really Worth It? alongside a set of new live dates.

The Sherlocks consist of two sets of brothers, quite a family affair, and have built up a following through their solid live shows. They also had the honour of opening for The Libertines at their Arena Tour last year.

The recent adding to their (so far) slim catalogue is an encouraging tune, triumphed by shooting guitars and frontman Kiaran Crook’s sincere vocals. Was It Really Worth It? might feel like just another guitar-laid indie tune about some unsuccessful love affair, but nothing wrong with that, whatever works, right? Taking half a risk in transition between chorus and verse pays off, giving a slight momentum in an otherwise rather safe tune with a decent sing-along potential.

Frontman Crook explains:

’Was it really worth it?’ is a high energy tune but maintains a very positive message underneath all the chaos. The chorus is huge and I believe it will be a fan favourite that sticks with us forever. It’s basically about the battle of pleasing someone who can’t be pleased or in other words it’s summed up in the last verse ‘fighting a battle that can’t be won’. It is definitely an anthem of ours and it’s pretty much been a favourite of mine since I wrote it years ago.

The Sherlocks are prepping for an extensive UK headline tour. See all the dates below, there’s plenty.

February

01 – Inverness, Mad Hatters

02 – Dundee, Dundee Busker

03 – Aberdeen, Lemon Tree

04 – Dunfermline, PJ Molloys

05 – Edinburgh, Electric Circus

07 – Newcastle, O2 Academy 2

08 – Middlesborough, The Empire

10 – Manchester, Albert Hall

11 – Liverpool, O2 Academy

12 – Dublin, The Grand Social

14 – Belfast, Voodoo

15 – Stoke, The Sugarmill

16 – Birmingham, 02 Institute 3

17 – Bristol, Thekla

18 – Swansea, Sin City

19 – Cardiff, Cwlb Ifor Bach

21 – Plymouth, The Hub

22 – Southampton, Talking Heads

23 – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms

24 – Reading, Sub89

25 – St Albans, The Horn

27 – Southend, Chinnerys

28 – Norwich, Waterfront Studio

March

01 – Peterborough, Met Lounge

03 – Sheffield, The Foundry

04 – Hull, Welly

06 – York, Fibbers

07 – Preston, 53 Degrees

08 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms

09 – Cambridge,  Junction2

10 – Milton Keynes, Crauford Arms

12 – Oxford, The Bullingdon

13 – Frome, The Wheatsheaf

14 – Guilford, The Boiler Room

15 – Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells Forum

April

20 – Glasgow, ABC

21 – London,  Heaven

22 – Leeds, Church