SINGLE: This Could Be The Start Of Something Special // ARTIST: Tim Smyth & HolyTrash
Come lose yourself in a mesmerising sonic adventure from Melbourne's Tim Smyth & HolyTrash and their latest track 'This Could Be The Start Of Something Special'.
Originally starting out as a vehicle for frontman Tim Smyth, the ultimate incarnation for Tim Smyth & HolyTrash draws together passionate songwriting, nostalgic tinges and an insatiable melodic lust that treads between indie rock and pop pockets with polished and engaging strokes.
With 2019 marking the first sign of new material from the Melbourne quartet since their previous EP 'Greedy Eyes' in 2016, it's perhaps quite fitting the latest track bears such an optimistic moniker; 'This Could Be The Start Of Something Special' certainly marks a promising new chapter for Tim Smyth & HolyTrash, wielding jangly guitars and airy textures beneath steady beats and fluid vocals that ultimately collide into a calm and captivating end product.
Recorded by Smyth himself at his Melbourne recording studio One Punch Records and mixed and mastered by Haydn Buxton, there's a deceptive simplicity on the very smooth surface of 'This Could Be The Start Of Something Special' - and it's this effortless vibe that really endears this gem as it coats its warm and silky tones with some sparkling pop sensibilities, while also lyrically scratching at the ongoing journey to your happy place, as Smyth explains:
"This song speaks about the journey of searching for what makes you happy, a reminder that in this fast paced crazy world we live in it’s ok to take a step back, let your hair down and smell the roses. Just don’t let those feet slip off the pedals to wherever you’re heading."
Overall, Tim Smyth & HolyTrash have certainly landed on something special with their latest release; 'This Could Be The Start Of Something Special' is a gentle bop that will stir up a wildfire of yearning and reflection and make you want to run out and fall in love with a world of unknown possibilities.
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BY TIANA SPETER