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bdrmm
bdrmm
country: UK
genre: Indie, Rock
styles: Alternative, Post-Punk, Dream Pop, Shoegaze
Next Release
via Rock Action Records
Be Careful
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Reviews and Comments
Selected support for debut album "Bedroom":
“A modern day shoegaze classic” – NME *****
“There is something about the blend of sweet melody, hypnotic rhythm and noise on bdrmm’s debut that gets under your skin” – The Times
“Manna for fans of inventive happy-sad ’80s guitar pop” – Mojo
“Takes in krautrock, shoegaze and lo-fi indie-pop but always with a soft, warm edge” – Uncut
“Much more than a genre piece, it’s a vital delve into the power of our communal isolation” – Clash
“You can make out the ghostly shapes of bands from 30 years ago in the thick, hazy guitars, chiming melodies and washed-out vocals... but bdrmm bring it to life with an intensity of focus that goes beyond nostalgia” – Financial Times
“Possesses the same sort of atmospheric value as watching dusk mellow into dawn in seamless fast forward... a stunning and candid work induced by the very traumas and anxieties of living” – So Young
“Assured and brilliant” – The Line Of Best Fit
“One of the best British guitar debuts of 2020” – Norman Records
Following the release of 2020's widely-acclaimed debut LP "Bedroom", and a clutch of hotly-received singles that've landed in the interim, February saw the Hull based shoegaze quartet bdrmm return with the news that they had signed to Mogwai's Rock Action and that the revered independent label would release an anticipated second album "I Don't Know" on June 30th.
Like their debut, the album has been recorded with long-time band collaborator Alex Greaves (Working Men’s Club, Bo Ningen) at The Nave Studios in Leeds.
Following the album's first release, "It's Just A Bit Of Blood", that saw significant press support in both the UK and US and made the playlist at BBC 6 Music only last week, today they return with a woozy new single in "Be Careful". Wrapped in reverb and paired to a trip-hop shuffle, the band's Ryan Smith had the following to say about the themes behind their latest track:
"Be Careful was written during the pandemic (I said I’d never write the P word again, but for honesty's sake). I had set up a little studio in the back of my garden and would often take myself there on evenings with numerous bottles of wine. Inspired by Portishead, and with a bassline that owes itself to Radiohead’s "Nude", this track came about so naturally. It’s about taking care of yourself and realising when you need to change. I’ve been guilty of indulging too much and I definitely noticed myself becoming somebody I don’t like. When realising that, it felt important. Trying to be a better person is hard when you don’t know you’re doing something wrong."
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Be Careful (Fila Brazillia Remix)
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I Don't Know
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