THE XCERTS Reveal 'Pretty Ugly' Video

By Keavin Wiggins | Published: Apr 22, 2026 3:07 PM EDT

Alt-rockers THE XCERTS have shared a music video for their new single "pretty ugly" to celebrate the announcement that they will be releasing their forthcoming album "i think i want to go home now" on July 10th.

Frontman Murray Macleod had this to say about the new single, "A nod to 'Scatterbrain' but also heavily inspired by UK post hardcore bands like Kids Near Water and Tribute to Nothing whilst pushing the sound forward.

"Lyrically, it's comically brutal. The vocals are borderline incoherent but that was intentional. Another emotion I haven't put in a song for a very long time is anger and at the time I found myself feeling very angry at the world. So this song takes a swipe at people who were criticizing the band during a period when my family was going through a lot

"The second verse is about my father and what he was going through after his cancer diagnosis. I reference the machinery that cut out my dad's tumour, the Da Vinci XI, and also Van Gogh. 'Maybe I'll splatter my brains against the wall, then you can all dissect the art, I'll do one better than Van Gogh and cut em both off.

"The song is heavy in sound and heavy with emotion, so it was important to say something a bit left field because that's what happens when you're having an internal meltdown."