Newcastle-Upon-Tyne’s Fast Blood are back with ‘Milo’, the second single from their debut EP (released 28th Feb).
Their previous single ‘You’, was full of Kerouac’s desperate romance and was gloriously euphoric. On ‘Milo’, these adventures have been replaced anxiety and nihilism. Hello darkness my old friend!
So often, music offers up happy lyrics to a sad song and vice versa. However, ‘Milo’ reminds us all, if your struggling, vent, vent and vent some more! The fractious stop start guitars are the perfect partner to Abigail Barlow’s desolate lyrics. Despite the rage, and the agony of the line “sad excuse of a useless heart”, her vocals are never without hope. It’s this, more than anything, that keeps you coming back to their anthemic despair.
The lo-fi guitars bring Idlewild’s work on ‘100 Broken Windows’ and classic Pixies to the fore. Splice in Barlow’s North East accent and a uniquely dynamic alt-pop niche materialising.
*Image courtesy of www.stevenlandlesphotography.com