Meadow Meadow

Meadow Meadow are back with a brand new single ‘You Are So Alive’, a track which also gives its name to the band’s upcoming debut album.

Serving as the upcoming album's opening number, the song starts with a shimmering synth and string section radiating a warm welcome to the record. As the track progresses it opens up into a universe of tones and textures from pianos, acoustic guitars and percussion. The hypnotic group vocals, now the band has been expanded with the addition of bassist Maya Bovill and drummer Holly Hardy, set the tone for what is to come across the 11 tracks on a standout debut album.

Speaking on the track, James offers:

“‘You Are So Alive’ felt like one of the first songs which was an absolute must-have on this album. It really defined the musical and lyrical direction of everything that followed, which is why it became the title track.  

It's a song that Pete wrote a couple of years ago and it was a joy to arrange the different musical elements around his lyrics and melodies.  I recorded the other instrumental parts pretty quickly after hearing it for the first time, and it's quite different to a lot of our other songs in how sparse it is.  Our songs are often dense with different ideas and textures, whereas it felt really right to keep everything stripped back and to let Pete's vocals shine through."

Meadow Meadow, the project of Peter Darlington and James Green, joined now by bassist Maya Bovill and drummer Holly Hardy, will be releasing their debut album, You Are So Alive, on 24 November via Practise Music.

Over the course of two acclaimed EPs - 2020s self-titled offering and 2021s Silhouettes - the band have carved out a singular sound of delicate tones and rich textures, where compositions of strings and brass rub shoulders with subtle electronics and sampled sounds. The upcoming milestone on this creative path is You Are So Alive, a debut record of 11 tracks which, even within the same song, effortlessly swings from hushed moments to soaring crescendos. Leaving the boisterous guitar thrash of Spring King behind, but bringing their unquestionable knack for ear worm hooks and melodies, Peter, James, Maya and Holly of Meadow Meadow are crafting something truly special on You Are So Alive.

After being named the winners of End Of The Road Festivals 2023 Play EOTR competition, Meadow Meadow recently opened the festival on the Thursday, with a spellbinding set in a packed Folly stage tent.

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Peter and James spent the last half-decade or so touring extensively together in Spring King, where a unique friendship was born. They went from “barely knowing each other, to living in each other's pockets for six years”, connecting deeply over the shared experience of growing up in towns surrounded by forests, lakes, reservoirs and canals.

After signing to Island Records, 10M+ streams, international touring and being the first band ever played on Apple Music, Spring King eventually broke down. Peter and James’ writing together became a meditative, healing process. Sharing demos between Manchester, London and later Bristol, the pair developed a distinct musical palette, using creativity as a constant source of peace and catharsis.