Alfie Templeman – 'My Best Friend'
2020 – the year of Alfie Templeman. Following the latest success single ‘Happiness in Liquid Form’ and in the runup to his upcoming EP of the same title (15th July), the indie pop sensation releases new single ’My Best Friend‘ featuring Jess Eastwood.
‘My best friend’ introduces a new side to Alfie’s signature sound. Where his previous releases where light and breezy, this one impresses with darker, heavier tones. A sense of something predatory lingers in its intriguingly magnetic melodies and haunting lyricism – “My best friend is a killer in disguise, she’ll show you things you’ve never seen, you won’t believe your eyes.”
Talking about the inspiration behind the track, Alfie says “‘It’s about depression and sadness being the only thing that’s always there for you, as if it’s the only thing that really sticks around and lurks behind everything you do. It’s as if these feelings are the closest thing to you, like your best friend.” Eastwood adds: “I instantly related to Alfie's lyrics and the meaning behind it. Let’s be real, we all get sad, it never does leave permanently, so making a song about it and taking a different look on it is a really cool move, not to mention it’s a shit hot tune. I feel incredibly lucky to feature on it as Alfie will defo have a legends slot at glasto in 30 years.”
Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven