London-based four-piece Speedial have shared new single ‘Tourist’.
The band have a curious sound, both direct and ultimately complex; melting together shoegaze and noise rock aspects with almost baroque about-turns, they represent the meeting of Ride, say, and Black Country, New Road.
Out now, new single ‘Tourist’ goes in all manner of directions. Built from the ground up, it’s a showcase for dual vocalists Serena and Millie, blending the furious percussion of drummer Joe with the skronk release of saxophonist Monarch.
Produced byJoseph FutakSpeedial’s Serena says of the song…
“When I’m feeling guilty about something I tend to get quite dramatic and it’s easy to spiral into thinking one bad decision makes people think the worst of you. It was cathartic in a way to write all of that negativity down and realise that that isn’t really how I am. I wanted the lyrics to be quite bleak and matter of fact. I usually get caught up with flowery language and making my lyrics kind of opaque and hard to decipher but I didn’t want to hide behind that for this song.”
Tune in now.
Catch Speedial on March 24th at The Old Blue Last in London.
Photo Credit:Samuel George Franklin