Picture By Stuart J Clapp
Soaked is teaming up with the UK Charity Beat to boost consciousness round consuming problems with the discharge of their new single ‘Easy Little Issues’. Dropping a video, merch line (with 50% of income going to Beat) and a broader media marketing campaign, the observe seems to be to spark conversations on self-image.
Musically, ‘Easy Little Issues’ is delivered as a pointy indie slice, the trio taking on their guitar, bass and drums to backdrop poignant, poetic, however actual and rapid lyricism from the vocal.
It’s candid, an honesty within the music that speaks to its trigger. It’s not about dancing across the ache of themes, however embracing the uncooked toll on psychological well being that unrealistic requirements can pressurise.
Brandon Frisby, vocalist and guitarist, shares, “There wasn’t one particular factor that made me wish to write a tune about self-image points—it was extra a mixture of all of the pressures younger folks face at present to look excellent. We’re continually focused by firms promoting the thought of perfection, which merely isn’t actual or achievable. The tune displays that, nevertheless it’s additionally a little bit of a double-edged sword. The lyric “if solely life was that easy” acknowledges how exhausting it’s to actually sort out such a deep-rooted downside. It’s straightforward to say, “come and arise with me and reside carefree as we’re meant to be,” however a lot tougher to reside it. Nonetheless, writing and performing the tune publicly would possibly assist folks really feel much less remoted in these emotions.
Fashioned in 2022, Soaked’s repute has been steadily elevated with opening slots for The Libertines and Skegss and storming competition phases. A UK tour is on the playing cards for 2026, so preserve a watch out for a gig close to you.
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