Market: Contact Sports activities
Self Launch, Digital
Indie-Alt-Pop 5-piece Market have introduced their upcoming new EP, Market Imply Enterprise, and launched the radiant new single Contact Sports activities. The Hartlepool based mostly band are at the moment using a wave of important acclaim forward of their upcoming UK tour, together with slots at The Nice Escape and Y Not Pageant.
Produced by Chad Rodgers (Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Cape Cub), Contact Sports activities showcases the band’s joyous indie-pop sensibilities, radiating with vitality via buoyant, vibrant riffs. Pushed by its infectious, guitar-led backdrop that radiates a assured but carefree perspective because the vocals ship melodies which it’s simple to think about a crowd singing again on the band. Refined synth traces punctuate the sound because the tightly locked bass and drums hold the monitor driving forwards into the infectious refrain.
The monitor thrives on dynamic contrasts—vibrant, effervescent melodies layered over punchy percussion and crisp manufacturing, making a sonic panorama that feels each exhilarating and effortlessly cool. It’s acquired the texture of an early 2000’s indie hit while bringing a crunchy, recent alt-pop flare which makes it distinctly present.
Lyrically, Contact Sports activities captures the frenzy of recent romantic uncertainty, the place feelings swing between pleasure and hesitation. Vocalist Evie Rhodes’ supply is equal components honest and playful, completely reflecting the tune’s theme of tentative but simple attraction.
She explains: “’Contact Sports activities’ is about budding romances, the place every little thing is contact and go, and the place you already know you actually like somebody however you’re nonetheless making an attempt to persuade your self it’s not that critical.
We took a variety of inspiration for this tune from bands like The Beths and their model of scrappy love songs which can be simply so unapologetically honest with out being too critical. The tune type of reads like I’m simply crashing out and using via a practice of thought, so I believe that steadiness of lighthearted sincerity was one thing we tried to seize.”
With earlier reside reveals supporting acts like Alfie Templeman, Swim Deep, and The Lottery Winners, Market have already confirmed their capability to command a stage forward of the upcoming tour. With the brand new EP additionally on the horizon, the band are definitely one to control.
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All phrases by Simon Lucas-Hughes. Extra writing by Simon Lucas-Hughes might be discovered at his writer’s archive.
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