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Artist:Brave Rival Album: Fairytale and Five Years On
Label: Self Released
Tracks: 2
Website: https://www.braverival.com/
Yes, I know it isn't just a single, it's two, that's how it hit my inbox. It all feels normal to me tbh as this is exactly how singles used to come, with two sides, although rarely did they both get played as the 'B' Side was invariably not as good as the 'A' side. On this occasion they are a pair of dazzling tracks. If I'm honest I was not sure which one was the single release as it really could be either of them, I now know it's Fairytale.
These two 'singles' are superbly produced with crazily intoxicating instrumentals, the strength of the co-lead vocalists, Chloe Josephine and Lindsey Bonnick, pull it together into a cohesive solid slab of delight, pop in the guitarist Ed 'the Shred' Clarke, bassist Billy Dedman and drummer Donna Peters and you have yourself a "whoa, wait a minute" moment, pump up the volume on the old AKG headphones and I'm all in, falling down a rabbit hole with no hope of return. What can I say, seriously well-made music.
The tracks are taken from the album 'Fight Or Flight' which launches on 12th September at Dingwalls London.
Brave Rival will soon be on an extensive tour of the UK, starting Aug 16th in Oxford, there's bound to be a date near you.
Marina Florance
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