Afflecks Palace are a four-piece hailing from Manchester. Named after the northern quarter, they’ve recently finished recording their debut album with John Davis (Primal Scream, & Arctic Monkeys).
Whilst we all wait on tenterhooks for the album release, we take a look at their work to date:
Forever Young
The energy of early Maccabees takes a hazy Real Estate ride on this shimmering psyche-cum-indie gem.
The combination of Foals circa ‘Total Life Forever’ with Kurt Vile’s stoner licks is as dreamy as it comes and, had breathed new life into the indie-psyche scene.
Pink Skies
Festivals will come alive to the vibrant colours of this great pop song. The vocal hooks of Blossoms align themselves with the gentle psyche of DMA’s via the bubblegum pop of ear Roses.
The sumptuous wah-wah guitars will transport minds back to great summer breaks in this period of no immediate future.
The chorus of “long summer dreams / closer than they’ve ever been” is unlike any other in recent times. Rock ‘n’ roll is often about one person’s escape but, here, they’ve, conjured the sound of friends escaping to sunnier climates. This unique heart-warming creation has enough to keep souls hopeful until the vaccines are finished.
We Can be the Avalanche
Indie and psyche combining with the most delicate of brushes to paint the most vivid of pictures. Taking the immediacy of Two Door Cinema Club to the dreamscapes of Noel Gallagher they create a modern-day take on The Byrds which is divine!
*Image courtesy of Spirit of Spike Island