Phonseca has premiered their new video for the track titled ‘English Night’, releasing tomorrow, from their upcoming album ‘Everything Lasts Forever’, dropping March 28th via the Old Bad Habits Label.
Just in time for that summer fun, for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, that we’ve all been waiting for, Phonseca brings a bit of that warmth to the heart and a smile on the face with a song of hope, harmony, and happiness as a preview for what is to come next week.
A light dance track with beautiful vocals and a heavenly bridge that really makes the song and takes it in another direction altogether, ‘English Night’ is a song that will represent Phonseca from here on out and relate to a feeling of better times to all those who listen to it.
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About ‘Everything Lasts Forever’
Five years after their debut album ‘Between A Dream’, Bristol synthpop duo Phonseca return with ‘Everything Lasts Forever’, an album that sparkles and shimmers.
‘Between A Dream’ was championed in the UK on BBC Radio 6 Music by both Gideon Coe and Steve Lamacq. With Steve Lamacq featuring it in his “Recommends” show. It also picked up lots of airplay and excellent reviews around the world. ‘Everything Lasts Forever’ is a joyous, upbeat record that picks up where ‘Between A Dream’ left off and unashamedly embraces more of a synth-pop feel than its acclaimed predecessor.
Phonseca brings together Bristol’s much-respected keys/synth player Matthew O’Connor and radiant Swedish vocalist Kristina Sheppard. Matthew’s classical piano training influences his work. In addition to Phonseca, he has composed Library Music where his work has been synched on primetime TV like BBC1’s – The One Show, Channel 5 programs, and National TV in most of Europe. This was the catalyst for first writing with Kristina, initially working on songs for a Disney project which followed a chance meeting at a wedding fayre, where they had stalls directly opposite each other. Since its release, the pair have spent the past few years promoting the debut album while writing/recording ‘Everything Lasts Forever’, which is now ready for release via Old Bad Habits Label.
‘Everything Lasts Forever’ happily takes its inspiration from the likes of New Order, The Beloved, Chromatics, The xx, Robyn, Pet Shop Boys, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The range of Kristina’s voice perfectly captures the variety of feelings that the lyrics portray. Putting herself at the center of songs that cover Love, Grief, Clubbing, and Internationalism. Also included is their take, on timeless pop classic Downtown.
In addition to the vocal tracks, there are several ambient/soundtrack-inspired instrumentals, completing a varied yet balanced album of effervescent, nocturnal, and emotive pop music. The album ends with the poignant, solo piano track ‘Our Star’, allowing you to pause, and reflect on things.
On the album, O’Connor states, “I realized recently that almost all of these tunes have a nocturnal element to them in one form or another. There is a thread of pure optimism too, even in their bleakest moments, running through them and they lend the album its title. Everything Lasts Forever, comes from the theory that when something dies, it doesn’t end there, its atoms and energy carry on, long after, until the stars go out.”
Alongside the album release, Phonseca will release a new single, ‘English Night,’ on 21st March, with an accompanying video. ‘English Night is a joyous, upbeat electro-pop track with positive synth moods and soaring, uplifting vocals.
On ‘English Night’, O’Connor states, “English Night is the most optimistic song we’ve ever written. It is Bizarre Inc. that meets Sophie Ellis Bexter with a dash of St Etienne. I’ve always wanted to pay some kind of homage to Clubland as it has inspired me so much over the years. The middle section is my favorite part of the entire album, a real hands-in-the-air moment. I can still recall the exact moment Kristina came up with it, jaw-dropping, it gets me every time.”
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