After their stellar performance at the 2000trees Xtra Mile Recordings takeover in July, BRAND NEW FRIEND are returning with a new single, ‘The Letter A’, which they will support with a handful of gigs in Ireland this September.
Recorded a year after the release of debut album Seatbelts For Aeroplanes, the Northern Irish five-piece retain that awesome pop punch, enclosed in the heft of chiming guitar chords and lead lines, pummelled drums and dominant bass lines. Brother and sister Taylor and Lauren Johnson still infuse the chorus with gorgeous harmony. All the key elements are here but with the benefit of their touring chops and some production nudges, ‘The Letter A’ lets these qualities coagulate, everything sounding tighter, sharper and somehow more urgent while hinting at a sophisticated 50s-60s classic melodic tinge. Perhaps this is a sign of what’s to come as we roll into 2020…
