Solar Eyes look to hit the ground running in 2024 as they release their first track of the year “Let’s Run Away” with just over a month until the release of their self-titled album coming February 16.
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Birmingham duo Glenn Smyth and Sebastian Maynard Francis formed Solar Eyes in 2021, the band has since drawn crowds at tastemaker events like SXSW and The Great Escape, earning praise from the likes of Steve Lamacq (BBC6 Music) and John Kennedy (Radio X) at radio, plus The Observer and Louder Than War at press, the band have also seen their music featured on renowned TV programmes including Match of the Day and Football Focus.
Spaghetti Western and Sci-Fi in equal parts whilst infusing their far-out sounds with low-slung guitar lines straight out of a Morricone flick, the latest from the Birmingham psych/pop duo is set at a galloping pace that leaves no time to waste.
Feeling the desert surroundings and local mythologies seeping into their songwriting, “Let’s Run Away” was written and recorded in Texas last year following Solar Eyes’ debut appearance at SXSW festival.
Frontman Glenn Smyth recalls the songwriting experience: “‘Let’s Run Away’ was one of the last songs to be written on the album, it was written in Texas last March when we were out there playing south by. You can sort of hear it as well, there’s that Americana haze-type sound. Spaghetti western vibe. I sort of had in my head – now this might sound a bit mad – Tracey Chapman ‘Fast Car’ – in essence. But with a Brummie slant. A Bonnie and Clyde type thing.”
Inspired by the small-town tales of daylight robberies in times of old and the rumours of the crimes of the infamous duo Bonnie & Clyde, “Let’s Run Away” is alive with drama and intrigue to rival its pulse-quickening pace. As Glenn sings:
“I hope that given time, you’ll forgive my crimes, I don’t wanna die alone, I love you, I let you go, I’m to blame // I see it all, I heed the call, let’s run away…”
The song was mixed by Jeff Knowler and features Glenn Smyth (Guitars/Vocals/Songwriter), Sebastian Maynard Francis (Drums/Percussion), plus additional guitars courtesy of Liam McKeown.
“Let’s Run Away” also arrives with an accomplished official video; a psychedelic cowboy caper, created by the Solar Eyes bassist Emily Doyle. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/gBzXRzIi160?si=-BkOyuLBtJtWKbiM
“Let’s Run Away” alongside recent single “Top of the World” will be found on Solar Eyes’ eagerly awaited debut album ‘Solar Eyes’, which is due for release on 16 February via the Fierce Panda label.
The cosmic creation of Glenn Smyth and Sebastian Maynard Francis, ‘Solar Eyes’ finds the duo delivering a suite of technicoloured tunes that stretch across acid-dipped sonic landscapes and blissed-out melodies. Recalling trippy trailblazers from Primal Scream to the Chemical Brothers, Spacemen 3 to Spector-ish productions; these 12 psych-dappled songs will stimulate the senses and envelop you in their pop-preened charms.
Solar Eyes will launch the album with a hometown launch show at Birmingham’s Hare & Hounds on 16th February. Tickets can be found HERE.
SOLAR EYES – NEW SINGLE: “LET’S RUN AWAY” – OUT NOW
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DEBUT ALBUM: ‘SOLAR EYES’
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