As soon as we heard the hypnotic and intoxicating drums on “Seventeen”, from Bath’s alt-americana four-piece Young Martyrs. We instantly knew we had found something pretty special and …. We were right! You can listen to glorious new single , “Seventeen”, on Spotify Here Apple Music Here

You can also watch the video below

Seventeen’, is the third track to be taken from their forthcoming third studio album ‘Might Just Be Enough’, arriving August 21st 2026 via Honey Badger Records on limited edition vinyl.

Formed in 2020, Young Martyrs released their debut self-titled album that same year. Their coinciding debut headline tour saw them sell out shows throughout the UK, which led to them sharing the stage with the likes of Badly Drawn Boy, The Hooziers and McFly, as well as playing slots at a variety of festivals including Glastonbury and Rock Oyster. Their second album ‘Time Is Not On Our Side’ was released in 2023, expanding their fanbase beyond the UK and saw them playing shows across New York City

A reflective anthem wrapped in driving rhythms and soaring melodies, ‘Seventeen‘ explores the blurred line between missing a past relationship and missing the person you once were. Built around a sparse, tom-heavy groove before opening into an expansive chorus, the song captures the bittersweet pull of nostalgia, asking whether it’s an old love that is being longed for – or simply to feel the way they felt at a certain time in life that can never be revisited.

Recorded while the band were operating as a three-piece, guitarist Rich Beeby also handled bass duties throughout the album sessions before the recent arrival of bassist Phil Smith completed the line-up. ‘Seventeen‘ was recorded by the band at Real World Studios in Bath and Indefra Studios in Frome, co-produced with Sebastian Brice, engineered by Ben Koch and mastered by Christian Wright (Ed Sheeran, Franz Ferdinand, Blur, Laura Marling) at Abbey Road Studios.

Vocalist and lyricist Tom Corneill says, “Seventeen” is a song that everyone in the world can relate to. It’s about getting over a past love but it’s also about wishing you could turn back time to feel the way you did at the point in your life where things felt more free and exciting. It’s about thinking ‘maybe I don’t miss my ex; maybe I miss who I used to be’.”

The accompanying video takes that idea a step further, and gets personal; featuring childhood and teenage photographs of the band as they revisit the years that inspired the song. The times in their lives when things felt free and easy and the world and their whole lives were ahead of them. Blending humour with genuine nostalgia, the video invites listeners to reflect on their own formative memories, with the band encouraging fans to share photographs and stories from their own “seventeen” moments across social media. The video was directed by Tim Walter of The Family Rain and Televandalism.

We love absolutely everything about , “Seventeen” from Young Martyrs. It the kind of song that will jump right from your listening device and straight into your music loving heart