Patience is a new project from Veronica Falls guitarist and songwriter Roxanne Clifford and “The Pressure” here is from a new – and already sold out -7″ single.
Synth pop may seem far from the traditional jangling guitar pop of Veronica Falls, and even further from Roxanne’s other stellar side projects like DIY-recorded Toy Love covers band Baggy Attitude.
But the heart of “The Pressure” is still POP and the song has the kind of structure, feel and of course vocal delivery that is from the same emotional landscape as the best Veronica Falls’ songs.
By that I mean the underlying sense of unease beneath the surface here. A tension, or anxiety about things left unresolved:
“My friends tell me you asked for me/ The world could end before we agree”
Although the limited edition (300) 7″ released on Glasgow label Night School Records is sold out you can still buy the single as a download. Night School Records is also home to the hellishly wonderful new album by Ela Orleans, which PopLib introduced a few months ago, so it’s a label to keep an eye on.
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