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city: Liverpool"cleverly written lyrics, soft vocals and light guitar riffs” The Evening Standard
“high-stakes vulnerability” The Line of Best Fit
“atmospheric and intoxicating” CLASH Magazine
“a more mature turn musically” DORK Magazine
two blinks, i love you releases new single ‘sentiment’ today via Heist or Hit.
It’s a lo-fi Pixies-esque grunge anthem, that provides a gnarlier flipside to the naturalistic rootsy elements of his debut EP released earlier this year. Whilst the distortion is dialled up, it still falls in line with two blinks’ stated aim of operating within a more limited and raw space instrumentally.
Speaking on the evolution in approach on this track, and the chaotic accompanying video, he states:
“I think this song is an introduction to the other side of the fence, and on this side in particular the grass is a bit charred and unkept, maybe a few spots of devil poo there too . The video also reflects that I think the devil ‘Ronnie’ - who is the main iconography of the band - is kind of unassuming and sweet, but the devil imagery in this video is almost the complete opposite. The devils in this video look kind of disgusting and act like dopes, and have questionable morals I imagine. Definitely a far cry from Ronnie.”
two blinks, i love you springs from the prolific mind of Liverpool-based songwriter Liam Brown, previously known for his work as pizzagirl - where he built zany, aesthetic bedroom-pop worlds across two albums admired by VICE (Noisey), The Guardian, The FADER, PASTE, BBC 6Music and Radio 1, and more.
At the end of last year he emerged in this new guise with the austere but emotive debut single ‘i love you’, which heralded his debut project ep 1 - which also featured the singles ‘carnegie hall’, ‘birthday surprise’ and ‘loveseat’.
He quickly caught the attention of Pitchfork, The Independent, The Evening Standard, The Line of Best Fit, CLASH, DORK, Atwood Magazine and more with a finely honed sound calling to mind the wistful off-piste ruminations of Alex G, Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, The Mouldy Peaches or Wilco.
two blinks, i love you embraces the charm of imperfection, and the plaintive beauty of not knowing everything. Rather than hiding behind any misdirection he leans into this, and exposes an honest picture of himself.
'sentiment' - the new single from two blinks, i love you - is out today via Heist or Hit.
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