Thyla – Blame (B3SCI Records)
Thyla - Blame (pic: Chris Hall)
Release Date: Out Now
Rarely has indie-pop sounded so
utterly fresh and urgent as it does coming out of the orifices of Brighton
quartet Thyla and that’s probably why they are on everyone’s lips (the bands
name, you understand, not the orifices). Latest single ‘Blame’ gets right down
to business with a fantastic low slung bass and the no-messing vocals of
frontwoman Millie. I’m immediately transported back to first discovering bands
like Echobelly, Hole, Veruca Salt, Breeders and Sleater Kinney but it’s the
candy-floss sweet melodies that make this so bloody moreish and easy to
swallow. Listen closely to the lyrics though and you’ll realise that this sugar
is only being used to help the medicine go down, “I look dumb in this pretty
little dress and make up but here I am” sings Millie like a south-coast
Courtney Love ready to explode.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/thylamusic/
Live Dates:
12th May – Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich
18th May – The Bees Mouth, Hove
19th May – Alternative Escape @ Brighton St Mary,
Brighton
23rd May – BBC Biggest Weekend Fringe @ The
Boileroom, Guildford
26th June – The Castle & Falcon, Birmingham
w/Lions of Dissent