Irish indie rock band The Academic have unveiled their new song “My Very Best” today.

The single comes with a music video filmed at the matchmaking festival Lisdoornvarna by Tearjerker Films.

Vocalist Craig Fitzgerald said this about the new song, which is out on digital services right now:

“We wanted to write something that could encapsulate the heavy heartedness and cruelty of feeling like you can’t emotionally provide a relationship with what it needs to survive.”

“My Very Best” comes from The Academic’s new studio album Sitting Pretty, which will be released on February 10 via Capitol Records. Pre-orders for the album can be made here.

The Academic will promote the album on tour across North America this April. Tour dates can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

The Academic tour dates

4/09/23 – Toronto, Axis Club

4/11/23 – Boston, The Sinclair

4/12/23 – New York, The Bowery Ballroom

4/14/23 – Philadelphia, The Foundry at the Fillmore

4/15/23 – Baltimore, Ottobar

4/17/23 – Chicago, Lincoln Hall

4/18/23 – Minneapolis, 7th Street Entry

4/21/23 – Denver, Globe Hall

4/22/23 – Salt Lake City, Soundwell

4/24/23 – Seattle, Madame Lou’s

4/25/23 – Vancouver, Biltmore Cabaret

4/26/23 – Portland, Holocene

4/28/23 – San Francisco, Brick + Mortar

4/29/23 – Los Angeles, Troubadour