The Liverpool-based band referred to as Keyside cite trendy indie teams resembling Fontaines DC and Blossoms as influences, in addition to extra established teams resembling The La’s, however nonetheless they’re pioneering a sound all of their very own. Mixing sunny refrain guitars with uncooked lyrics, the four-piece, who’s at present signed to influential UK label Fashionable Sky, strikes a singular stability of their songs that retains listeners enticed to go away their headphones on. The newest launch by the group “Runaway” comes forward of Keyside’s second EP Fashionable Sky. The band calls this explicit monitor an ode to the artwork of escape.
Drink in frontman Dan Parker’s voice like wine because the group’s exceptionally visible lyrics drip from his lips. Parker recounts emotions of a quick heartbeat, operating away to the “fishing line to the person on the moon” to flee, and turning into one thing of a cigarette in an ashtray stuffed with another person’s regrets.
Jangly surf-rock guitars set the inspiration for these candy, syrupy footage, whereas a bed room pop soundscape rife with intricate chords rings out throughout every hazy refrain. With Ben Cassidy on lead guitar, Max Gibson on bass and backing vocals, and Oisin McAvoy on drums, “Runaway” a fantastically layered monitor that navigates the troublesome theme of younger individuals making an attempt to flee their harsh realities.
“’Runaway’ is about how onerous it may be for younger individuals rising up in a troublesome family. It’s about breaking free from pressures and the liberating impact of discovering life, what the world is de facto like and who you actually are,” Parker stated concerning the single.
Younger or outdated, everybody must let go of actuality infrequently to sink into one other dream or distraction. Whether or not you’re a fan of responsible pleasures or extra harmless ones, the subsequent time you’re wanting to wind down, strive operating away with Keyside simply to see the way it feels.
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