South London’s Moreish Idols arrived fully-formed last year with the absurdist smarts of “Speedboat” and the contorted thrill of “Hangar”, two highlights from a debut EP for Speedy Wunderground, “Float“, that was packed full of them and saw international support from the likes of Stereogum, The FADER, NME, BBC 6 Music and more.
Earlier this month they shared their first new material of 2023 with the acclaimed “Nocturnal Creatures”, a woozy slice of arch indie-pop that demonstrated an already tight songwriting team growing only stronger. Today they share the second single from fruitful new sessions with producer Dan Carey in the form of “Between These Ears” playing on the more esoteric persona of the band, with a playful, near spoken-word vocal, prominent clarinet and a loose feel that fits the explorative nature of their output so far.
Never ones to be pinned down, the band say on the themes of their new single: “Between These Ears is a silhouette of someone not quite at home anywhere, wading in the mud, somewhere in-between making and missing the point.”
Moreish Idols are:
Jude Lilley – Guitar and Vocal
Tom Wilson Kellett – Guitar and Vocal
Caspar Swindells – Bass and Backing Vocals
Solomon Lamey – Drums and Backing Vocals
Dylan Humphries – Bass Clarinet
The band will play a couple of festival shows in support of their 2023 material, with further dates set to be nnounced soon:
16.04 – Outertown Festival, Bristol
0.06 – Brighten The Corners Festival, Ipswich
Speedy Wunderground are currently celebrating their 10th Anniversary with the release of a limited boxset “The Dubs: Volume 1” featuring label head Dan Carey’s dub remixes of Speedy singles from the likes of black midi, Melt Yourself Down, Black Country, New Road and Loyle Carner & Kae Tempest among others.
The label will also promote a 10th Anniversary show taking place at Village Underground on Saturday, September 15th from 8pm to 3am. It will feature a variety of performers who are currently or previously have been signed to the label, as well as DJs and other special guests.
Speedy Wunderground are:
Dan Carey, Alexis Smith & Pierre Hall
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
