The Cases – Leaving Behind

Preston outfit The Cases released their latest single ‘Leaving Behind’ last week. Recorded at Kempston Street Studios, it was produced by Chris Taylor (The Courteeners, The Coral, The Lathums.

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This autumn sees the band support The Lilacs, Arkayla, and travel to Sweden’s Viva Sounds. They’re a band on an upward curve in a hurry. This is reflected in their condensed intro on this ode to letting go.

Frontman Harry’s vocal cadence dances with a kind of youthful mischief, cleverly disguising the heartache woven through the lyrics. From the sting of unrequited love to the ache of rejection and the simmer of quiet resentment, The Cases channel the raw, tangled emotions of adolescence. Through Harry and Will’s guitars, they craft a build that feels less like a song and more like a rite of passage, a short, aching crescendo that doesn’t just echo teen angst, but exorcises it.

It may be a simple song with minimal thrills, but they do it well. They deserve their shot this fall, watch them take it.

The Cases – Where Is It (That You Wanna Go)

Preston outfit The Cases recently released their latest single, ‘Where Is It (That You Wanna Go)’. It follows last September’s eye-catching ‘Just Like You’. Can it maintain the momentum?

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Where ‘Just Like You’ was indebted to current indie darlings Lock-In, ‘Where Is It (That You Wanna Go)’s soul belongs to the 00s greats! The achingly infectious licks evoke the carefree abandon of The Maccabees beginnings. They summon the humble glory of Battle and the raucous collectivism of Kubichek on this ode to self-discovery.

00s revivalism. It’s been done, right?

The cascading guitars and angelic vocals are a divine combination, making those sweat-filled nights at Frog and the decadence of Club NME at Koko pertinent once again.

It’s a single blessed with the effortlessness of youth, which only The Goa Express has achieved recently. They conjure images of friendships bonded by intense love. Every generation needs great coming-of-age stories. The class of ’25 has it’s first!