British alternative rock favourites Placebo have released their first new single in five years in the form of the bold new single “Beautiful James”. For over twenty-five years and 13 million album sales, Placebo have been a band not shy of shining a light on aspects of the human conditions viewed less favourable by some and this tender yet defiant new single continues this theme. Against a backdrop of splintering global relations, unchallenged online abuse and widespread fear among the narrow-minded of what they cannot understand, “Beautiful James” brings with it a message of defiance that seeks to normalize and celebrate non-heteronormative relationships in song. Created through the glaze of insomnia, the band turned their creative process on its head in order to bring “Beautiful James” t...
