âVery intriguing⊠dimly lit lo-fi crooningâ, âIndie serenadesâ & âhypnotic baroque popâ Steve Lamacq, BBC Radio 6 Music âThe avant-garde poptastic act youâve been waiting forâ SXSW âReally amazing, absolutely fantastic.â John Kennedy, Radio X âThis is a resounding lift⊠for anyone in need of it.â So Young Magazine âA brand of anthemic and heartfelt songwriting that is truly timeless.â Hard Of Hearing ââThe best thing in the world right nowâ Louder Than War âBest album of 2022â God Is In The TV |
Ahead of an appearance at SXSW for the second year running, Oxfordshire pop enigma Enjoyable Listens - AKA Luke Duffett - shares latest single âThatâs Where the Blood Isâ via Fierce Panda Records (Scrounge; Desperate Journalist). Penned from his camper van in rural Oxfordshire, Duffettâs latest venture sees him drowning in Berlin circa 1984. Packed with chilled embraces and sultry asides,âThatâs Where the Blood Isâ positively blushes with synth-pop charms and hyper-sharp lyricism, an atmosphere only enhanced by the ultra-slick co-production from Joseph Futak - (Lilo, Tapir!, Headboy, Pushpin, Kitty Fitz). Despite breaking up and reforming five times since 2019, Enjoyable Listens have gained the attention of touchstone indie tastemakers (So Young; Hard of Hearing; Louder than War), in addition to radio support from John Kennedy (Radio X) and Steve Lamacq (BBC Radio 6). Off the back of whirlwind 2022 which saw Duffett appear at SXSW, The Great Escape, Focus Wales, and on a support tour with Home Counties, last yearâs debut album The Enjoyable Listen was declared the âbest album of 2022â by God Is In the TVâs Jim Auton. Describing the track, Enjoyable Listens elaborate:âThatâs Where The Blood Isâ is a sub-three minute exploration into the aching foundations of a civilisation, crushed under the weight of its own burgeoning legacy. Written in the bleak midwinter, whilst shivering behind a gas stove in a 1992 Talbot Express parked on a horse ranch in rural Oxfordshire, Duffett has saturated âThatâs Where The Blood Isâ with imagery reminiscent of his desire for a life beyond aesthetic. "The aforementioned setting, the pithy lyricism concerning societal breakdown and the pop driven production are all seemingly at odds with one another, all engaged in a form of graceful combat thatâs both beautiful and terrifying in equal measure. Itâs this dynamism that makes âThatâs Where The Blood Isâ a song that canât be turned away from." |