Just as going outside starts to feel like a bit of a chore again, London four-piece green star share ‘atomic paradise’, a standout from their new EP ‘silver + dust’. If you’re going to spend the next few months being miserable about the weather, you may as well have a fitting tune on.
The male and female joint vocals have a little of The xx to them, each voice easy to pick out even when they’re singing together. The softer vocal of Lilah Bobak recalls mary in the junkyard’s Clari Freeman-Taylor, and there’s something rather lovely about hearing it against guitars that never quite settle down. It’s shoegazey indie rock with a soft spot, and a fairly hefty drum kit.
It keeps you on the edge of your seat, growing louder before drawing back in, with little outbursts that make you wish they’d carry on just a moment longer. By the end, the drums and guitars are giving it considerably more oomph. The juxtaposing title ‘atomic paradise’ turns out to be rather apt: you can get quite comfortable in the haze before the whole thing kicks off again.
Describing the track, the band shared, “The song is about the feeling of slowly losing touch with everything around you — people, places, even yourself. It features a push-and-pull between wanting to escape and knowing that things won’t necessarily feel the same upon return.”
Photo by Saul Rapley
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