Manchester’s Pale Waves are gearing up for the release of their new album Unwanted, dropping August 12th. The record follows the band’s 2021 LP Who Am I?.

A few weeks back Pale Waves shared their song ‘Jealousy’. Now they return with another offering titled ‘The Hard Way’. Touching on the topic of bullying, the powerful track documents a real story of a girl who went to school with Pale Waves singer Heather Baron-Gracie, eventually taking her own life from the emotional stress of constantly being picked on. Definitely an emotional recording, you can stream the tune below.