Family Stereo Shares Jangly Indie-Rock Single “DLR” | Debut LP 'The Thread' out July 31 via Bella Union

Family Stereo Shares Jangly Indie-Rock Single, “DLR” Debut Album The Thread due out July 31 via Bella Union The Thread album pre-order Singles: “Fault Lines” “Waiting On Nina” “DLR”

Photo credit: Brennan Bucannan | Family Stereo, the recording alias of singer-songwriter Blake Watt, will release their debut album The Thread on July 31 via Bella Union. Today, they reveal the propulsive new album single “DLR”. Led by lush piano, lap steel guitar and xylophone twinkles, the song’s upbeat folk-rock melody frames the contemplative lyrics about growing up with youthful spritz. The track is accompanied by a charming video in which Blake gets kidnapped and taken on a personal odyssey. Watch / Share: “DLR” Family Stereo is the project of 25-year-old Blake Watt, son of Everything But The Girl's Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt. Quickly earning acclaim for early fan favorites such as "Robot Boy" and "My Favourite Band", Blake's formative folk-pop influences span Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Adrianne Lenker. An album of folk-tinged and brush-stroked reflections on distance and connection, The Thread is both dynamic and subtly cinematic.  Formerly a drummer, Blake began making his way toward these songs of travel and distance when he took up the guitar at 15. He honed his voice live, across slots at UK festivals including Kendal Calling and The Great Escape and eagle-eyed audiences might have spotted him at London’s Moth Club in 2025 performing with a reconvened Everything but the Girl, where a cover of “Removed” held firm amid a carefully curated setlist. The development from those early years is clear, but it’s the kind of evolution that prefers to refine rather than embellish. As Blake says, “I think my writing has been getting more pared-back as I’ve progressed. I find more and more that simple is better. I love telling a story in the simplest way or conveying a feeling in the simplest way, with not too many frills.” The Thread is a collection of lush melodies and moods, a record that moves at its own pace, maps out a space of its own making and invites the listener in. Website | Instagram | X | Facebook Spotify | Bandcamp | Apple Music