Shy Pilot
: Stop Start
(Self-released)
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Bristol based band Shy Pilot drop their debut single and mix up shoe gaze and indie rock.
Shy Pilot are a Bristol based band who have just released their debt single Stop Start. Citing their diverse influences as Jimmy Eat World, The Maccabees, DIIV, Sonic Youth and Amusement Parks on Fire, the single pulls in multiple strands to provide a pleasing debut.
Opening with an urgent guitar and drums being pounded the fuck out of, the vocals swoon over this aggression with a yearning and dreamy feel, whilst the second guitar creates jangling pop notes. It’s a slickly produced number with big chords and is hook laden with emo undertones. It all builds up to a pleasing resolution.
The single was recorded at Humm Studios and a follow up single, Glow Fade, is set for release in mid-May.
Shy Pilot’s music is a mix of melodic pop sensibilities twinned with brutal distortion which creates a sound of smart hooks and ear bursting sonics.
Shy Pilot are: Simon Layfield (vox/guitar), Jamie Ladd (bass), Dan Faulkner (guitar), Loretta Cheng (drums)
Dan Faulkner was the face behind Ex Lover, who we reviewed back in January 2021 here
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