Velvet Morning Release New Track with Noisey
Velvet Morning are a newly formed band whose art describes personality,
truth, beauty, inspiration and euphoria in the form of guitar based
psychedelia. They will surely paint a perpetual picture of glistening
motion in your mind.
The group’s main songwriting source is the young artistic crooner
Samuel Jones (Vocals/Guitars), supported by a band of slick musicians
John Kirkwood (Bass), Luke Elgar (Guitars) and Chris Richardson (Drums).
They hail from the sleepy Essex coastline of Southend-on-Sea, and
although the town has at a time held an underground allure for
spearheading a new wave scene with associated acts such as These New
Puritans and The Horrors, to his credit Jones has always dwelled on
breaking the small town mould even further, insistent on finding
influence outside of his local mentality.
Predominantly siphoning psych stalwarts including The Brian Jonestown
Massacre, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Psychedelic Furs and Spacemen 3,
the bands’ creative output also inadvertently adheres to a golden age of
new cosmic idols – Moon Duo, Night Beats, White Fence, Hookworms and
Psychic Ills to name a few. Yet in no way do these guys fail to present
an original approach to their sound and to their songwriting. Velvet
Morning very much display a uniquely avant-garde expression of the
modern pop structure.
Their debut EP Velvet Moon, veering from multilayered instrumentation
to sparse drone, themes itself around a slow, downbeat tempo, which
really works to display how able the group are to accomplish a firmly
controlled freakout. Decadently embellished by the pretty sounds of
space and propelled by a smooth and tranquil baggy beat, Jones’ low,
washed-out vocals retreat among the languid soundscapes encouraging a
wholly atmospheric disposition. The EP is not without its hooks though.
‘Paranoia’ has undoubtedly potent lyrics and instrumental breaks,
cinemising hallucinogenic tendencies to provide comfort to an itchy
trip, while ‘Blue Jean Baby’ odes to The Factory era sixties with a
velvety bassline crush.
Currently in the studio building their full length follow up, and
playing regularly in London enhanced by projections and strobe, Velvet
Morning intend to take off right up into space.
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