BLACK STAR JACKALS will delve into the impact of addiction with the release of their powerful new single.

Later this week, the Glasgow alt-rock outfit will unveil Always The Same - a story which highlights the impact of damaging compulsion on others.

Frontman Kieran McFarlane said: "It's a song about the frustration that creeps in when a loved one falls into the trap of addiction.

"It starts with a cautiously optimistic melody that reflects the hope one feels when thinking that maybe, things will be different this time, only to come crashing down in the chorus and expose the anger and pain that comes with being let down time and time again."

Black Star Jackals burst onto the scene in 2019 with their debut track Maybe, followed up by Off the Table and Problems later that year.

They uploaded a live cover of Californication by the RHCP, but their next track will be their first original release in a year.

Always The Same, recorded and produced at Venice of the North Studios, will be available from Friday, December 11.