Cruising out of the titular ‘Black Country’, Shropshire’s teenage indie rockers are back with a new single.
This is a song of youthful desire to escape limitations and oppressions, to run to the border, the ocean.
The radio edit is propelled, at least to begin with, by a pretty standard Kings of Leon-esque foundation of drums and bass. But as the track develops there are virtuoso flashes of bass, drum fills and stabs of guitar that catch your attention, build the atmosphere and cause you to admire the musicianship and subtle songcraft involved.
Makes you slightly jealous-sick to know that tour/release schedules are pending until the band are through exam season, they’re still that young…
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