Wakefield riser Oliver Pinder shines on the vibrant new single ‘Such An Angel’.
A distinct blend gritty of indie-rock tendencies with catchy melodies and a euphoric chorus to die for, the track brings together familiar sounds in such a way as to capture a unique flair. From the angular guitar riff of the verse , the track grows up Pinder’s silky vocal to a chorus which feels lavish, etherial and expansive as layers of piano, reverb soaked backing vocals surround the central melody and punching drums propel the track forwards.
Written in under a single evening alongside close friend and collaborator Jack, the track emerged from a spontaneous kitchen jam – one that neither of them initially expected to take beyond those four walls. Yet, once brought to life with Pinder’s band, that off-the-cuff energy transformed into something far bigger: a vivid, contemporary indie fizzer that is both urgent and depthy.
Speaking on the single, Pinder explains:
“The song came together really quickly and playfully, and I wanted to keep that feeling all the way through the recording. It feels very band-led and communal, like a shared release rather than a private thought. It looks at what it feels like to slowly realise someone you admired is actually emotionally self-centred—the moment where admiration turns into clarity, and the complicated grief that comes with letting go of that illusion.”
Arriving as the follow-up to his second EP ‘too late to tell you’, released late last year, the new track sees Pinder cotinue the growing momentum surrounding his music following support from BBC 6 Music, Blood Records x This Feeling, and appearing at The Great Escape.
Listen to the new single below:
