{"id":907560,"date":"2026-05-22T11:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/love-spells-shares-dazzling-new-single-crutch\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:15:22","slug":"love-spells-shares-dazzling-new-single-crutch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/love-spells-shares-dazzling-new-single-crutch\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Spells Shares Dazzling New Single \u2018Crutch\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page\">\n<div>\n<p>Alex Lockett directs his new video&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                                            30 \u00b7 04 \u00b7 2026                                        <\/p>\n<div>\n<article id=\"article-full\" about=\"\/news\/track-of-the-day-284-lexie-carroll\" typeof=\"sioc:Item foaf:Document\">\n<div property=\"content:encoded\">\n<p><strong>Love Spells<\/strong> has shared his new single \u2018Crutch\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The songwriter \u2013 21-year-old\u00a0<strong>Sir Taegan Harris<\/strong> \u2013 is a hugely instinctual talent, with what comes out on tape mirroring his emotional landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Abstract is a fan, and after hearing his early releases cold-called Love Spells, inviting him to contribute to 2025 album \u2018Blush\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>New single \u2018Crutch\u2019 is out now via RCA Records, an all-out alt-pop bubbler that fuses together R&#038;B aspects with deft electronics.<\/p>\n<p>The Houston-born singer pours his heart out over the sultry new release, which zeroes in on the pros \u2013 and cons \u2013 of emotional entanglement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Crutch\u2019 is about knowing something is bad for you, but continuing on with it anyway,\u201d he shares. \u201cThe push and pull of someone who loves you but can\u2019t admit it \u2013 they stick around for that feeling of love without ever having to be responsible for yours. They use you as a crutch, and honestly, you use them as one too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Out now, \u2018Crutch\u2019 comes backed by a video directed by\u00a0<strong>Alex Lockett<\/strong>, showcasing Love Spells\u2019 raw choreography in a New York City dance studio.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tap in below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love Spells - Crutch (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kl0qFzU58ok?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Related: <strong><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/features\/no-hard-feelings-love-spells-interviewed\/\">No Hard Feelings \u2013 Love Spells Interviewed<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: <strong>Alex Lockett<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n                                            &#8211;\n                                        <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                                Join the Clash mailing list for up to the minute music, fashion and film news.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Robin Murray<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashmusic.com\/news\/love-spells-shares-dazzling-new-single-crutch\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Lockett directs his new video&#8230; 30 \u00b7 04 \u00b7 2026 Love Spells has shared his new single \u2018Crutch\u2019. The songwriter \u2013 21-year-old\u00a0Sir Taegan Harris \u2013 is a hugely instinctual talent, with what comes out on tape mirroring his emotional landscapes. Kevin Abstract is a fan, and after hearing his early releases cold-called Love Spells<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":907561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[702,80886],"tags":[8369,13352],"class_list":{"0":"post-907560","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-shares","8":"category-spells","9":"tag-shares","10":"tag-spells"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=907560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/907560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/907561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=907560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=907560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=907560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}