The View frontman Kyle Falconer is set to release his debut solo album, No Thank You, this July.

After five hit albums, a Mercury Prize nomination and countless sold-out shows with The View, the band’s frontman Kyle Falconer will release his debut album No Thank You on July 27th.

To celebrate the announcement, Falconer has unveiled the opening track, Poor Me. Built upon sweeping guitars and distinctive vocals, it is an honest and reflective tune written after completing his time in rehab in Thailand. Its chorus is based on the Alcoholics Anonymous mantra “Poor me, poor me, pour me another drink.”

Falconer explains:

Everyday you get triggers and traumas stuck in your head, and you’re hearing all of these horrible stories. You want to hear it, but at the same time you’re thinking, ‘I’m here to help myself but I’ve got to hear everyone else’s story.’ It’s quite hard to hear, and I was thinking that a lot of these people were worse off than me.

No Thank You is set for release on July 27th on Riverman Records.

The album title came when Falconer and his family visited Liam Gallagher in Phuket. He mentioned No Thank You as a possible title as they listened to an early mix of the album.

And Liam said, ‘If you don’t use it, I’m going to use it for my next album’. It makes a lot of sense. No thanks to a band, no thanks to anyone, I recorded it all myself so no need to thank anyone – just thank me.

Tracklisting

Poor Me
Kelly
Avalanche
The Therapist
Japanese Girl
Confusion
Family Tree
Jekyll Down Your Hyde
Lily Anne
Madonna’s Makeup
Last Bus Home

Kyle Falconer will play his first London solo headline show at the Heavenly Social on July 18th. He’s also set to play Glasgow’s TRNSMT Festival on June 20th on a bill headed by Liam Gallagher.

June

14 – Newcastle, Think Tank

17 – London, Kenwood House

30 – Glasgow, TRSMT Festival

August

02 – Dundee, Church

03 – Aberdeen, Tunnels

04 – Rosyth, Fifest

18 – Falkirk, The Warehouse

24 – Inverness, Ironworks

25 – Fraserburgh, Leisure Centre

Septemebr

06 – Stoke, The Undergound

07 – Liverpool, EBGB’S

08 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club

13 – Manchester, Day & Night

15 – Sheffield, The Plug 2