Derby’s Marseille are back with their new single, ‘This Dream Of Mine’ via Bubblebrain Records this Friday. Accompanying it are three b-sides, which we will be diving into this week. Next up is ‘I Love You (So Much More)’.
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Rippling guitars light up this record like the Delays classic ‘No Ending’. As with ‘This Dream Is Mine’ and ‘Brightest Star’, Marseille injects their sense of hope into proceedings. The undulating guitars are accompanied by joyous backing vocals and ‘Urban Hymns’-esque arrangements, which point to a big future.
Beneath the assured sonic lies a bitterness as one-half of a relationship cling to the hope that their love will be enough. The protagonist's fervent belief it’s not them causing the issues carries the romantic naivety of youth. It lands the listener into the defining moments of relationships to ponder what might have been.
‘I Love You (So Much More)’ doesn’t have the knockout feeling it’s a-side ‘This Dream of Mine’ possesses but has a beguiling charm to leave you wanting more.