Out to prove London is capable of putting out good new music, come hot boyband Childhood, best known for 'making tunes and/or making moves'. Recently signing a record deal with House Anxiety (the label with which they have released their two singles to date: Blue Velvet and Solemn Skies) and also covering the front of the NME with their cheeky chappy faces, it's clear these boys mean business.
When they aren't busy drinking in the pub I work in, or busy living round the corner from me, Childhood, consisting of Leo Dobson (vocals, guitar), Ben Romans-Hopcraft (vocals, guitar), Daniel Salamons (bass) and Chris O'Driscoll (drums) enjoying touring with close friends and fellow Londoners Palma Violets. Currently embarking on their second tour supporting PVs will see Childhood play to the 2,000+ capacity London Coronet.
Debut single 'Blue Velvet' dropped nearly a year ago on limited 7" vinyl and digital download, with the original release date of the single on 28th November 2012. The track is a beautiful swirling 4 minutes of ticklish guitars and playful percussion as Romans-Hopcraft wails 'I feel for you son', the icing on the cake as the songs tumbles into another one of the several hundred different choruses throughout this mighty debut release.
Childhood's second single came in the form of Solemn Skies, released as an EP on 10" vinyl and digital download. The song starts with marching band-esque drumming and layered prickly guitars before the frontman gets intimate with lyrics such as 'Take me higher girl' and 'Does it hit your heart when I touch you that way?'. After this brief seduction we're launched into a psych trip as Ben cries the title of the track, before coming to a climax of swirling synths.
The London group are currently working towards a debut album due for release sometime in 2014, and if every track feels and sounds as good as what we've heard so far, then we're in for a treat.
Listen to their two singles below!
Written by @charliepizza x x
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