Manchester’s The Maitlands released their latest single ‘Where Did It All Go Wrong’ last week. Recorded back in Janaury 2020, it is another single set to take on a new life of its own during the Covid19 pandemic.
With the ambition of Spector and the destruction of Ist Ist, The Maitlands are back. They’ve conjured another set of massive sounding riffs that traverse euphoria via the darkness. Detailing the digital race to the bottom should be a bleak affair but, they manage to find the human touch that is sure to resonate.
At the heart of this connection are Carl L. Ingram’s vocals. Switching from aching beauty of Matt Berninger (The National) and pop bombast of Harry McVeigh (White Lies), he manages to land some massive emotive punches.
The single excels in creating drama. The booming psyche guitars against the backdrop of modern technology in the hands of the greedy, creates the us versus the world mentality this generation is facing. Maybe