Syn­th­pop band Mag­net­ic Skies launched their dra­mat­ic sin­gle Back To Life on 25th July.

Their spring release ‘A Place on Earth’ was the first new track from the band since their debut album Empire Falling. Now Mag­net­ic Skies unveil Back To Life – a pow­er­ful num­ber that blends their sig­na­ture synths, dark­wave tex­tures and euphor­ic beats. Sub­lime­ly anthemic, with a shot of melan­choly at the heart of its emo­tion­al­ly charged lyrics, Back to Life feels like one of the Mag­net­ic Skies stronger compositions. 

Engag­ing front man Simon Kent sings: “We are made of stars / we are mete­or show­ers / los­ing all con­trol / emp­ty out the soul.” The lyrics reflect the state of the world, an envi­ron­ment that is feel­ing increas­ing­ly dis­con­nect­ed, and dares to offer a lifeline…

Simon reflects on the track: “Back To Life explores the ten­sion between our deep, uni­ver­sal con­nec­tion and the frag­men­ta­tion we face in the mod­ern world. It’s about sens­ing that chaos, feel­ing the void, the noise, and still hold­ing on to the hope that we can come back from the edge. It’s a call to recon­nect, to bring some­thing bro­ken back into whole­ness.”

Mag­net­ic Skies was born as a stu­dio-based project cre­at­ed by lead vocal­ist and keys play­er Simon Kent and Jo Womar also on keys, dri­ven by a shared love of 80s synth-dri­ven post-punk.

The band have opened sold-out shows for the likes of Altered Images and Heav­en 17.

Novem­ber dates:
Wednes­day 5 Novem­ber – The Vic­to­ria, Birm­ing­ham – tick­ets here
Thurs­day 6 Novem­ber – The Grace, Lon­don – tick­ets here
Wednes­day 12 Novem­ber – Heart­break­ers, Southamp­ton – tick­ets here
Wednes­day 19 Novem­ber – The Hug & Pint, Glas­gow – tick­ets here

Mag­net­ic Skies Back to Life release date 25th July 2025
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