Liverpool's Columbia returned in May with their debut music video for “Where Did It All Go?'. It follows the death-defying single 'This Life' and looks set to light up stages sooner rather than later.
There's a temptation for fledgling bands to overplay their hand on a slow-building epic. For Columbia however, they've straddled a tightrope of The Verve and Oasis with an effortless that is irresistible. The optimism of the acoustic guitars and the soft Scouse vocals step out of the shadows, humbly but assured.
Before long, frontman Alex Sheppo lets his vocals growl whilst all around him rock 'n' roll ecstasy unfurls. Sheppo leads them to the promised land but, then guitarists Jay Sweeney (lead guitar), Tom Comer (rhythm guitar) transcend music altogether. The guitar licks and solos have hints of Craddock, Gallagher, and McCabe but, their spiraling brilliance owes no one nothing.
Together, Columbia have not only found their sound, but they've also found a nation's. One that needs a release from lockdown and my, haven’t they provided it!