Rising Liverpool four-piece Keyside are made up of Dan Parker (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ben Cassidy (lead guitar), Oisin McAvoy (drums), and Max Gibson (bass, vocals).
Championed by The Farm, they have already sold out two hometown shows and recently supported The Lilacs at their sold-out Manchester gig.
Let’s see what they have been up to.
Paris to Marseille
Their latest single has the pop instincts of The Lathums and the jangling edge of The La’s on this ode to the Mersey (“across the water / moonlit reservoir”). Forntman Pakrer lights up the record with the infectiousness of former Vida singer Jamie Pollock, the defiance of Darren Forbes (Shambolics), and the mysticism of Tom Dempsey (The Kairos).
Lights Out
If the Shambolics and The View were to jam Peter Green’s sumptuous blues this would surely be the result. An angelic stoner melody that climaxes with Cassidy’s sumptuous solo. Blessed with great brevity a la The Stands, they allow the anxiety of the lyrics to pass by effortlessly but, eventually, their power will catch you up.