Play! (EP)

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Play!
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EP by
South Arcade
Released28 November 2025
Recorded2025 [1]
Genre
Length15:56
Label LAB Records
Producer Harry Winks
South Arcade chronology
2005
(2024)		Play!
(2025)
Singles from Play!
  1. "Supermodels"
    Released: 14 March 2025
  2. "Fear of Heights [a] "
    Released: 11 July 2025
  3. "Drive Myself Home"
    Released: 15 October 2025

Play! [a] is the second extended play released by English rock band South Arcade. It was released on 28 November 2025, through LAB Records. [2]

Contents

Background and release

In an interview with Total Ntertainment, the band stated they had written much of the EP whilst touring in 2025, having toured the USA and UK in October and November respectively, and headlining Reading and Leeds Festival in August. [1] [3] The band chose the name Play! based on their touring experience and stated it was about "keeping energy up [...] like pressing play on a movie or video game". [4] They have also shared future plans in an interview with Kerrang! , stating they intend to release one more EP before releasing a full studio album. [2]

The first single, "Supermodels" was released on 14 March 2025. [5] The band released the second single "Fear of Heights" on 11 July. [6] On 15 October, the band released the third single, "Drive Myself Home", and announced the EP Play!, scheduled for release 21 November. [3] The band postponed the release of the EP to 28 November as they felt being on tour meant they needed more time to deliver it "to the standard [fans] deserve". [7]

Composition

Play! has been described as alternative rock, 2000s rock, and indie rock, with "Y2K-core" aesthetics. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by South Arcade (Harmony Cavelle, Harry Winks, Ollie Green & Cody Jones).

No.TitleLength
1."Drive Myself Home"3:40
2."Bleed Out"3:08
3."Supermodels"3:18
4."Fear of Heights [a] "2:34
5."Blood Run Warm"3:16
Total length:15:56

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal. [9]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Stylised in all caps.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Forrest, Jo (1 December 2025). "South Arcade share New EP 'Play'". Total Ntertainment. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 Hickie, Jamie (28 November 2025). "South Arcade: "We're finding people who like all these different areas of music and showing them our different sides"". Kerrang! . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Garner, Emily (16 October 2025). "South Arcade announce Play! EP, release new single Drive Myself Home". Kerrang! . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Harry (28 November 2025). "South Arcade are ready to 'Play!'". Dork . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Garner, Emily (14 March 2025). "South Arcade drop new pop-punk banger with an "obnoxious dance break"". Kerrang! . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. ↑ Weaver, James (13 July 2025). "South Arcade release new song 'Fear of Heights'". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  7. ↑ @southarcade; (14 November 2025). "thank you guys for bearing with 🩵 ~ SOAR" . Retrieved 2 December 2025– via Instagram.
  8. ↑ Bozeman, Rae (29 November 2025). "London's own South Arcade releases long-awaited EP 'Play!' — EP Review". Melodic Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Play! / South Arcade / Credits / Play! / South Arcade – Tidal". Tidal . 28 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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