▁cover ▁of ▁N ME ▁with ▁Baron - G rac ie ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁magazine . ▁Pale ▁W aves ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁North ▁American ▁head lin ing ▁tour ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁playing ▁ 2 1 ▁shows ▁over ▁four ▁weeks . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁head lined ▁DI Y ▁magazine ' s ▁Class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁short list ▁for ▁its ▁December / J anu ary ▁issue . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁the ▁single ▁" New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ", ▁followed ▁by ▁" My ▁Ob session " ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 1 9 : ▁All ▁the ▁Things ▁I ▁Never ▁Sa id ▁and ▁My ▁Mind ▁M akes ▁No ises ▁Baron - G rac ie ▁announced ▁on ▁ 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁via ▁Twitter ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁started ▁recording ▁their ▁debut ▁album . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁January , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁been ▁placed ▁fifth ▁in ▁the ▁BBC ▁Sound ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁poll . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁the ▁BBC , ▁Baron - G rac ie ▁talked ▁about ▁how ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁is ▁sh aping ▁up ▁and ▁its ▁dark er ▁tone : ▁" The ▁songs ▁we ▁have ▁out ▁now ▁are ▁very ▁influenced ▁by ▁rom ance . ▁The