Blending intimacy with intensity, London four-piece Speedial announce their debut EP Light Of The Late Night, set for release on May 23, and unveil new single ‘An Altar’ – a textured and introspective track exploring the complexity of faith and self-doubt.

“‘An Altar’ picks apart my relationship with religion,” says vocalist Serena. “I wasn’t raised religiously but I’ve always held an agnostic view about religion. When writing An Altar I was playing a lot of Gospel outside of the band and got close with some religious musicians I’d met. I was almost envious of how much hope and insight it felt like they had. The perspective of the song is kind of me addressing God directly through music… The lyrics talk about yearning to be held and protected by something bigger than yourself, and asking for that faith to come to you but realising it can’t be forced. I was listening to a lot of Sunny Day Real Estate at the time and researching Jeremy Enigk’s personal journey with faith and hearing how that affected their music was really interesting to me. The song takes a lot of inspiration from them musically as well.”

Merging melodic post-rock, shoegaze, math rock, jazz fusion, and noise-rock, dual vocalists Serena Garrod and Millie Kirby layer fragile yet powerful harmonies over tightly constructed instrumental passages, joined by saxophonist Monarch Vavrechka and drummer Joe William Killick, whose dynamic technicality adds further depth.