You might recall, we reviewed Die Twice’s single Jakobo a month or so ago, the cinematic piece that laid the strong foundation for their future. The band continue to move forward their debut EP on FAE – Accept Me Like A Lie, arriving May 27th, feeling like a fully formed statement from a band already comfortable in their own skin and defining their own story. They’re developing on their own schedule, a deliberate unfurling of their sound, keeping us on the edge, with a release that rewards that patience.
New single Wishbone encapsulates that approach perfectly. It ebbs and flows, stop-start groove before blooming into something more unrestrained. There’s a rawness to Olly Bayton’s vocal, shifting from fragile restraint to something sharper, that gives the track its emotional core. It’s introspective, it’s confrontational. A line like “the old man called me ‘Wishbone’ / he didn’t know it could make me cry” lands with a bruising intimacy, carrying the weight of memory and identity in equal measure. It’s screaming for that identity and the desire to find acceptance.
Across the EP’s five tracks, Die Twice lean into atmosphere without losing their sense of purpose. Produced by Ru Lemer, with mixing from Adrian Hall, the record breathes in shadows and light. As with Jakobo, it’s cinematic but still grounded in something deeply human. These are songs born from internal dialogue, sharpened by the band’s increasingly magnetic live presence.
Having already built a cult following in Brighton, bolstered by support from the likes of Saint Clair and 1000 Rabbits, Die Twice feel poised on the edge of something significant. Their ascent continues with the announcement of a London residency at The Mascara Bar, beginning April 24th, a fittingly intimate stage for a band whose intensity thrives up close.
