Not quite sure why I slept on this one.
The fact that most of my favourite new music blogs posted it earlier in the week suggests that I should have been on it far soon. Phoria, a group from Brighton comprised of Seryn Burden, Tim Douglas, Jeb Hardwick, Trewin Howard and Ed Sanderson, have created serious waves with their new track Red, an elegant homage to early ’00’s R&B. With utterly sublime vocals that float effortlessly between the layers of handclaps and film samples, it’s not too far from the ‘sadcore’ sound currently being pioneered by SOHN; yet with an added narrative element. Amidst the despair and desperation, there’s an underlying feelign that Phoria truly have a story to tell, and I’m more than eager to hear it. Check out Red below.