To celebrate the release of their second LP, the Isle of Wight rock band offers an in-depth look at the album's tracklist.
26th September 2025
After making a significant impact with their debut album ‘KILLJOY’ in 2023, Coach Party quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting and dynamic live performances. Returning with their second full-length album, the Isle of Wight quartet delves into themes like comparison culture, the effects of being continually online, and the quest for authentic human connections, all with a mix of raw honesty and intense attitude. In honor of the album's launch, the band shares insights into the inspirations and intentions behind each track on ‘Caramel’. Enjoy!
Do It For Love
This track sarcastically celebrates the punchline "well at least you get to do what you love" during any conversation about the challenges of sustaining a music career without achieving major success. The decline of recorded music value and the growing focus on silly videos and view counts has impacted us all. Yet here we are, doing what we love for a living. Well, maybe not a living... but at least we're technically alive? That counts for something.
Girls!
After starting on a somewhat negative (though catchy) note, this song takes a more genuine approach, celebrating the joy of seeing your favorite band live: when the setlist is incredible and it’s all about mosh pits, crowd surfing, pumped fists, and endless singalongs, creating an unforgettable synergy between the band and audience. This song is solely meant for our live fans, ensuring they have an amazing experience. It's an energetic track that we love performing. Like many of our songs, we never initially thought of it as a single, but thankfully it did a fantastic job of introducing 'Caramel' as the album's first release. Kudos to ‘Girls!’
Georgina
Among all the songs on ‘Caramel’, this one musically connects us most to our early days as a band—simple chords, a pleasant melody, and an upbeat tempo without feeling aggressive. It’s perhaps no coincidence that it’s the sole song that reflects a nostalgia for simpler times. It doesn’t feel that long ago when the future seemed more certain, and ambitions felt achievable, which came with a level of self-confidence that can be hard to grasp today.
Control
We might never run out of things to critique about ourselves or feel insecure about, but in this track, we question whether it's acceptable to have (and act upon) basic instincts in our unnatural world. Should we be striving to be either sea-dwelling primitive hunters or all-powerful, all-knowing robots? Is it permissible to exist in between? You might be surprised to learn that we’re uncertain.
I Really Like You
Who would have imagined we could write a love song? Well, we sort of did. Or at least, we composed a song about having a crush on someone who doesn't know you exist, and the best outcome would be to embarrass yourself in a bar by approaching them with the intention of saying something clever, but instead just managing to say, "I really like you."
Disco Dream
This track serves as a reminder that it’s not just acceptable, but actually quite cool, to do your own thing in your unique way, regardless of what the nerds around you might think. The metaphor is enjoying yourself at a club alone without caring about others' opinions, but the message applies to any situation—by embracing who you are, you can more effectively pursue your goals while stylishly ignoring outside judgments.
Fake It
When you're feeling down, it’s often the worst to open up honestly when people casually ask how you're doing. They might not understand, and at best, their well-meaning advice can deepen the notion that others can’t truly grasp what you're experiencing or how to help. Regardless of whether you discuss it, you can feel utterly alone, so you typically default to saying, "yeah, I’m good" and moving on. Enter: ‘Fake It.’
Medicate Yourself
Following naturally from the previous track, this one addresses how others often think they know what's best for you during your struggles, and sometimes it feels easier to follow their advice to keep them happy, even when you recognize it's not the right path for you. So you do it, end up feeling worse, and then feel even worse because others assume you must be improving since you took their suggestions. It’s a real paradox.
Do Yourself A Favour
This track aims to encourage people to take action. It’s as if something within us pushes critical tasks away from the positive parts of our minds, telling us that "if it needs to be done, please, for goodness' sake, don’t do it." Why do we even have a term for procrastination? If we functioned correctly as a species, it wouldn't exist. What seagull says, "meh, I’ll go
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To celebrate the release of their second LP, the Isle of Wight rock band offers us a guided overview of its tracklist.