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Pale Waves

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Pale Waves are a four-piece band from Manchester made up of Heather Baron-Gracie, Ciara Doran, Hugo Silvani & Charlie Wood.

Their third studio album is a bold statement of reclamation – from the lyrics to the title itself. Unwanted reaches out into the community of misfits and LGBTQI fans, tapping into darker emotions than ever before while striking a fresh tone of defiance. Since their 2018 debut My Mind Makes Noises, the band has grown to embrace their queerness, with lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie writing more directly about her relationships with women. Meanwhile, drummer Ciára Doran has been posting updates about their transition over the last year, from starting testosterone to recovering from top surgery. These experiences have shaped Pale Waves’ music over the last few years, but they jump to the fore on Unwanted.

Unwanted is 13 tracks of classic pop punk with an edge. Think Sum-41 by way of Veruca Salt; all the crunchy guitars and rhythmic drive of a 2000s pop punk classic with the rage of a 90s rock band. At the time of writing, Baron-Gracie was listening to a lot of Garbage, Paramore, Metric, Sky Ferreira and Blondie – artists that fed into her desire to pull Pale Waves out of the indie and synth-pop world they started out in, and towards a harder, more alternative sound.

“Unwanted is in your face, and that's exactly what I wanted,” Baron-Gracie says resolutely. “I want Pale Waves to keep growing in this direction. Bigger, bolder, and more unapologetic.”

Genres

: manchester indie metropopolis

Total plays

259.4 million
Updated on 2025-06-16

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

423,723

Followers

366,259

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    17,101 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    7,657 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    7,299 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    5,648 listeners
  5. United States
    5,174 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
There’s A Honey
There’s A Honey
28,742,716 3:51 2018-09-14
PMA (feat. Pale Waves)
PMA (feat. Pale Waves)
26,397,865 3:12 2021-07-30
Television Romance
Television Romance
23,377,611 3:24 2018-09-14
Eighteen
Eighteen
13,764,914 3:01 2018-09-14
She's My Religion
She's My Religion
12,488,870 3:10 2020-12-15
Change
Change
11,634,268 2:52 2020-11-10
Noises
Noises
8,900,702 4:07 2018-09-14
Jealousy
Jealousy
8,542,148 3:13 2022-06-27
The Tide
The Tide
8,081,862 3:15 2018-02-19
Kiss
Kiss
6,966,597 3:10 2018-09-14
One More Time
One More Time
6,679,558 2:40 2018-09-14
My Obsession
My Obsession
6,550,595 4:25 2018-02-19
Easy
Easy
5,964,592 2:54 2021-01-13
Fall to Pieces
Fall to Pieces
5,900,965 2:48 2021-02-09
Lies
Lies
5,433,271 2:51 2022-05-09
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
5,432,963 3:28 2018-02-19
Heavenly
Heavenly
4,534,507 2:54 2018-02-19
You Don't Own Me
You Don't Own Me
4,361,671 3:16 2021-01-29
Red
Red
4,101,656 3:57 2018-09-14
Came In Close
Came In Close
4,083,798 3:04 2018-09-14
Drive
Drive
3,443,188 4:15 2018-09-14
Black
Black
3,309,063 3:54 2018-09-14
Loveless Girl
Loveless Girl
3,007,203 3:04 2018-09-14
Last Christmas - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
Last Christmas - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
2,950,761 3:37 2018-11-19
Perfume
Perfume
2,631,214 3:40 2024-08-15
Reasons To Live
Reasons To Live
2,628,287 2:47 2022-06-08
When Did I Lose It All
When Did I Lose It All
2,549,993 3:57 2018-09-14
Clean
Clean
2,469,800 2:53 2022-08-12
She
She
2,326,416 4:15 2018-09-14
22 - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
22 - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
2,244,570 3:39 2018-11-28
Unlovable (feat. Pale Waves)
Unlovable (feat. Pale Waves)
1,858,244 3:30 2023-06-02
Unwanted
Unwanted
1,749,247 2:56 2022-08-12
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
1,737,273 2:37 2021-02-12
Karl (I Wonder What It’s Like To Die)
Karl (I Wonder What It’s Like To Die)
1,736,396 3:39 2018-09-14
Wish U Were Here
Wish U Were Here
1,585,115 2:41 2021-02-12
Glasgow
Glasgow
1,541,858 3:34 2024-08-15
SkindeepSkyhighHeartwide
SkindeepSkyhighHeartwide
1,377,880 4:07 2020-01-08
I Just Needed You
I Just Needed You
1,232,268 3:06 2021-02-12
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
1,214,680 3:26 2022-07-20
She’s So Cool (with Pale Waves)
She’s So Cool (with Pale Waves)
1,177,852 2:26 2023-12-13
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again
1,164,176 2:56 2024-09-25
Only Problem
Only Problem
1,076,028 3:03 2022-08-12
One More Time - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
One More Time - Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London
1,020,636 2:44 2018-11-28
Gravity
Gravity
1,020,338 3:35 2024-08-15
Run To
Run To
900,965 2:46 2021-02-12
Alone
Alone
887,192 3:13 2022-08-12
Who Am I?
Who Am I?
886,664 4:31 2021-02-12
Act My Age
Act My Age
875,780 2:53 2022-08-12
So Sick (Of Missing You)
So Sick (Of Missing You)
867,891 2:55 2022-08-12
Odd Ones Out
Odd Ones Out
821,294 3:02 2021-02-12
Thinking About You
Thinking About You
771,012 3:08 2024-09-13
You're So Vain
You're So Vain
719,884 2:43 2022-08-12
Without You
Without You
719,532 3:41 2022-08-12
Not A Love Song
Not A Love Song
667,388 2:47 2024-09-27
Numb
Numb
500,001 2:47 2022-08-12
Miss America
Miss America
359,973 3:08 2024-09-27
Last Train Home
Last Train Home
296,553 3:22 2024-09-27
Imagination
Imagination
290,946 3:23 2024-09-27
Hate to Hurt You
Hate to Hurt You
287,238 3:07 2024-09-27
Seeing Stars
Seeing Stars
251,991 3:39 2024-09-27
Slow
Slow
243,488 4:04 2024-09-27
Skindeepskyhighheartwide - Asmara Remix
Skindeepskyhighheartwide - Asmara Remix
91,836 4:60 2020-07-09

New releases

Smitten
Smitten
2024-09-27
[Dirty Hit]
Kiss Me Again
Kiss Me Again
2024-09-25
[Dirty Hit]
Thinking About You
Thinking About You
2024-09-13
[Dirty Hit]
Gravity
Gravity
2024-08-15
[Dirty Hit]
She’s So Cool (with Pale Waves)
She’s So Cool (with Pale Waves)
2023-12-13
[Honey]
Unlovable (feat. Pale Waves)
Unlovable (feat. Pale Waves)
2023-06-02
[8123 / Arista Records]
Unwanted
Unwanted
2022-08-12
[Dirty Hit]
The Hard Way
The Hard Way
2022-07-20
[Dirty Hit]
Jealousy
Jealousy
2022-06-27
[Dirty Hit]
Reasons To Live
Reasons To Live
2022-06-08
[Dirty Hit]
Lies
Lies
2022-05-09
[Dirty Hit]
PMA (feat. Pale Waves)
PMA (feat. Pale Waves)
2021-07-30
[Fueled By Ramen]
Who Am I?
Who Am I?
2021-02-12
[Dirty Hit]
Fall to Pieces
Fall to Pieces
2021-02-09
[Dirty Hit]
You Don't Own Me
You Don't Own Me
2021-01-29
[Dirty Hit]
Easy
Easy
2021-01-13
[Dirty Hit]
She's My Religion
She's My Religion
2020-12-15
[Dirty Hit]
Change
Change
2020-11-10
[Dirty Hit]
Skindeepskyhighheartwide (Asmara Remix)
Skindeepskyhighheartwide (Asmara Remix)
2020-07-09
[KRO RECORDS]
SkindeepSkyhighHeartwide
SkindeepSkyhighHeartwide
2020-01-08
[Masterworks]
Spotify Singles
Spotify Singles
2018-11-28
[Dirty Hit]
Spotify Singles (Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London)
Spotify Singles (Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London)
2018-11-28
[Pale Waves (Dirty Hit/ISR) PS]
Spotify Singles – Christmas
Spotify Singles – Christmas
2018-11-19
[Dirty Hit]
Last Christmas (Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London)
Last Christmas (Recorded At Metropolis Studios, London)
2018-11-19
[Pale Waves (Dirty Hit/ISR) PS]
My Mind Makes Noises
My Mind Makes Noises
2018-09-14
[Dirty Hit]
My Mind Makes Noises
My Mind Makes Noises
2018-09-14
[Pale Waves (Dirty Hit/ISR) PS]
ALL THE THINGS I NEVER SAID
ALL THE THINGS I NEVER SAID
2018-02-19
[Dirty Hit]
ALL THE THINGS I NEVER SAID
ALL THE THINGS I NEVER SAID
2018-02-19
[Pale Waves (Dirty Hit/ISR) PS]