Southern California six-piece PRIVATE ISLAND have announced the release of their eagerly anticipated new single Drugs.
The song, taken from their upcoming EP Sunbreak — out later this year — follows on from their hugely successful single Enough which notched up over 200,000 SoundCloud plays last November … and has seen them attract plenty of attention in the LOS ANGELES music scene.
Comprising of Christian Lum, Tommy Nickerson, Cameron Anderson, Michelle Guerrero, Tim Barbour and Roger Mawer — the band tend to blend indie-rock roots with a hint of retro-funk drawing comparisons to acts like Local Natives.
We had a listen to Drugs —
This has the heaviest clapper beat that you can imagine… with a slimy, fruit-oozy guitar that cockles through it like red-jam in Raspberry Ripple ice-cream.
The vocals are sugary gold and the lyrics “Please don’t make me go ...” weave around the mental flow…
If an 80s band like Wham! was trapped in an elevator with Carlos Santana — no doubt, these are the sounds that would emerge …
This is full-toned, agile and bouncy …
It’s a freshmaker, for sure!
Words: @neilmach 2016 ©
Main photo: Zulu Aljabri
Link: https://www.facebook.com/PVTILND
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