| As Spring 2010 rears its head, on hand to lend the perfect musical accompaniment to the rising temperatures and sites of colour splashing the grey canvas of the countryside are The High Wire with their gorgeous new single ‘The Midnight Bell’. The exhilarating sound of their latest offering will easily sweep away the final traces of winter from your mind as you come out of hibernation and shake off your vitamin D deficiency.
The tail end of last year proved that spending the vast majority of 2009 holed up in a darkened studio was well worth it, as the band emerged from hiding with previous single ‘Odds & Evens’ (“the perfect summer single” - The Sunday Times Culture) to the sound of critical acclaim and wagging tongues.
Tim Crompton (lead vocals, guitar), Stuart Peck (guitar, vocals) and Alexia Hagen’s (keys, vocals) unique brand of dreamy luscious “ecstasy pop” is a blend of acoustic based melodies and blissfully chanted vocal harmonies. Their beautifully crafted musical dreamscapes have been flatteringly compared to the genius of likes of My Bloody Valentine and Mercury Rev.
‘The Midnight Bell’ single comes with a remix by Disco Bloodbath and the accompanying video for the track is directed by Mat Whitecross (Ian Dury: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll).
The High Wire’s debut album ‘The Sleep Tape’, released March 8th on Grandpa Stan looks set to bring this London based trio the recognition they thoroughly deserve.
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