Charlotte OC announces new EP 'Seriously Love, Go Home' out July 11th + releases new single "Romeo" out now
NEW EP ‘SERIOUSLY LOVE, GO HOME’ OUT JULY 11TH AND ‘ROMEO’ SINGLE OUT MAY 21ST VIA EMBASSY OF MUSIC
PRE-ORDER VINYL/PRE-SAVE EP HERE
RECENT MEDIA PRAISE FOR CHARLOTTE OC
THE INDEPENDENT - Tracks of The Week - 21 March
THE LINE OF BEST FIT
"Charlotte OC processes deep grief on new single, "God, We Tried""
HOT PRESS - Track of the Day - 19th March
"a poignant and raw reflection on love, loss and grief."
RECORD OF THE DAY - Song of the Day - 25th March
"We’ve long been captivated by the vocal prowess and songwriting of Blackburn-born artist Charlotte OC... emerging stronger than ever with her poignant new single, 'God, We Tried’... the track marks a new chapter in her career, offering a raw and deeply moving reflection on love, loss, and grief.”
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After her powerful return with “God, We Tried” earlier this spring, Charlotte OC continues her artistic rebirth with the announcement of her new EP ‘Seriously Love, Go Home’, and the release of its next single “Romeo”.
Where “God, We Tried” explored the fallout of grief and misaligned love, “Romeo” is its warm, redemptive counterpoint—a swooning, soul-infused track about meeting someone unexpectedly at exactly the right time. Built on simmering production and Charlotte’s trademark emotionally-rich vocal, it captures that feeling of rare romantic alignment after everything else has unravelled.
A gorgeous guitar-dappled tune sung with an alluring swagger. “Met your match in me/ Late-night lothario…” Her voice is loaded with rock and roll grit, redolent of Patti Smith’s famous growl, as she slides from a low croon to a captivating trill. “It’s about meeting someone and realising how similar you are, like maybe neither of you are angels,” she says with a laugh. “But maybe two wrongs can make a right, where you’re stronger together and no one else can keep up.”
Speaking about the video, directed by Stewart Baxter, Charlotte divulges “I wanted to create something that reflects how easy it is to become accustomed to destroying everything that comes your way—when chaos is all you’ve known, or when nothing has ever made you want to stay. And then I wanted to capture the moment when someone comes along and, without even realizing it you both begin to meet in the middle. There’s no grand gesture—just a quiet, mutual effort to grow, to heal, to fix the parts of you that have long been broken, but only start to mend in the presence of the other. Watch the video HERE
The upcoming EP ‘Seriously Love, Go Home’, represents a cathartic turning point in Charlotte OC’s journey. Rooted in grief, emotional reckoning, and eventual self-renewal, the EP is an unflinching snapshot of a woman processing the chaos and rediscovering her strength.
“Seriously Love, Go Home is the sound of me finally facing myself. It’s the aftermath of grief, self-sabotage, love gone wrong, and crawling back to the one place I never thought I’d return to. It’s hope and helplessness. It’s exactly what I needed to make to get myself through that time.” – Charlotte OC
We hear evidence of this newfound confidence on “Romeo”, “I was in such a rut for a long time, and making this EP I feel like I’ve found my way out, somehow,” she says. “These five tracks really represent a particular time in my life, and recording them felt like a huge weight off my shoulders, as though I was finally able to find some catharsis.” As she sings on the final track: “I think I’ve said it all…” The smartest thing we could do is listen.
Charlotte OC is also set to return to the stage for the first time in three years, with headline shows in Manchester and London in July, as well as a performance at SXSW London in June. These dates promise to be intimate and emotional celebrations of a powerful new era.
3rd June - SXSW London, British Music Embassy
5th June – SXSW London, Rolling Stone Magazine Party
2nd July - Lower Third, London (headline)
3rd July - Soup, Manchester (headline)
13th July - ALSO Festival, Warwickshire
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BIOG:
Following years of highs and lows—including a major label debut, heartbreak, and the devastating loss of her father—Charlotte returned to her hometown of Blackburn to regroup and rebuild. That decision sparked a creative and personal shift, leading to a body of work that’s unapologetically honest, emotionally raw, and sonically fearless.
Born Charlotte O’Connor to an Irish father and half-Indian, half-Malawian mother, this wild and wilful young artist has endured everything the industry could throw at her. Already the subject of praise in Billboard, Vogue, Fader and The Independent, she was snapped up by a major label aged 18 then, when she refused to sacrifice her integrity at the behest of faceless executives, was unceremoniously dropped. After a few tumultuous years living in London, releasing projects including her critically acclaimed 2021 album ‘Here Comes Trouble’, she returned home to Blackburn, undergoing a reset that has led to her best and most authentic work to date.
‘Seriously Love, Go Home’, was named after a moment OC realised she needed to “have a word with myself and sort my s*** out”. Still suffering from the raw grief of her father’s death from cancer just before the release of her latest album, she found herself running out of money and falling into the wrong relationship. “I was definitely in a self-destruct spiral,” she says. “I think I moved to London to run away – officially I was supposed to be in sessions, but everything was just falling apart and I wasn’t dealing with anything.” Complicating OC’s grief over the loss of her father was the fact that he had been the single biggest influence on her pursuing a career in music. “I did badly at school – I had undiagnosed learning difficulties – and so I really battled with knowing where to go,” she recalls. This was, until her father took her on a drive under the guise that they were off to buy sweets, only to drop her off at a music teacher’s house and tell her she was going to learn to play the guitar.
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