Ever feel like skipping town for an adventure? While it’s not always possible to get away from it all, Gold Spectacles’ new single, “Anywhere Else —” released Thursday, February 23rd — gives listeners a welcome escape.
The single is the latest to arrive from this London-based feel-good indie pop duo’s upcoming EP, “More Heart than Sense.” With subtle nods to Bombay Bicycle Club and Phoenix, the song is dynamic and evolving, maintaining consistently mellow vibes throughout while somehow still being, not only playful, but downright danceable.
“We wrote ‘Anywhere Else’ on a trip to Barcelona, our first time abroad since the pandemic, because we didn’t want to go home,” says the duo. “We borrowed a guitar and recorded all the parts on our phones with a rough sketch of the vocal line. Over the following days, we pieced together the lyrics in tapas bars and on the metro. The desire to leave everything mundane behind was overwhelming and the thought of running away never looked so good. As soon as we got back to London, we went straight to the studio to finish it. We ended up keeping some of the Spanish guitar we recorded on the voice memos so we don’t forget the tapas and Cava anytime soon.”
Lay back and relax where you are and dream of where you might head in the future with Gold Spectacles. You can find “Anywhere Else” on Spotify, Apple Music, and… anywhere else! Expect the band’s new EP May 2023. Find this and more on the Alchemical Records Multigenre Mixture playlist on Spotify.
Emma Downes is a recent graduate of DeSales University in Center Valley, PA, where she studied English and Communication. As a lifelong writer and music lover, she is happy to be incorporating both into her work for Alchemical Records. When she’s not writing, she enjoys getting to know the DMV entertainment scene, drawing, and spending time with her four siblings.
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