debdepan release new single ‘Habit’, announce ‘Lovers & Others’ EP for November 2025
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The UK-based post-punk / dark pop act debdepan release a new single, “Habit”, via Silent Kid Records, introducing their second EP “Lovers & Others”, due November 2025. The track is available now, with an official video accompanying the track.
“Habit” blends industrial-leaning percussion and grunge-edged elements. “This song is about feeling like you’re not good enough for someone and having to play it cool to win their affection,” the duo says about the track.
The song was largely written during an artist-in-residence collaboration at Westway Lab (Guimarães, Portugal) with Portuguese electronic artist/DJ Phaser (Miguel Loureiro). Credits on the release list Chelsea Tolhurst, Grace Bontoft, and Miguel Loureiro as writers, Mikey Collins (engineering), James Minas (production), and George Abrehart (drums).
The band will be playing London (Strongroom Bar, Sep 17, 2025) and Hamburg (Hafenklang, Nov 11, 2025) in support of the new material.
About debdepan
debdepan formed in March 2022 when Chelsea Tolhurst and Grace Bontoft began writing together during lockdown and established the project in Margate, England.
Early momentum came via Pie Factory Music’s Emerging Artists programme, which led to an initial release opportunity with the Wantsum Music? label. The duo subsequently signed publishing and label deals with Archangelo Music.
Their debut EP “OMEN” arrived on July 25, 2023 (Bamala Newtown), led by the track “The Goat”. In 2025, debdepan return with “Habit” on Silent Kid Records and the follow-up EP “Lovers & Others” slated for November 2025, accompanied by UK and German dates.
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