Egyptian Blue - 'To Be Felt'
Ahead of the release of their debut record, ‘A Living Commodity’, Egyptian Blue have delivered us a series of new tracks. The latest single, ‘To Be Felt’, packs a punch and nods to the band’s older discography and their new, polished sound.
The Brighton-based outfit were in hiding until earlier this year, when they released their first track ‘Geisha’ (after two years of radio silence). The band are where indie rock giants Foals, whom band members Andy Buss and Leith Ambrose bonded over in their teens, and old-school post-punk meet. This amalgamation sits them with current bands like TV Priest and The Murder Capital, who all come with an energetic sound and an undeniable buzz around them. ‘To Be Felt’ is no different. Its bouncy reverb sound and fast paced beat makes it not just a head-nodder, but a feet-shuffler.
The track works like many songs do, with a build-up of instruments to the climax of the frustrated chorus. It’s loud and aggravated but never loses a clean-cut feeling that nods to the bands work on their sound. However, what is really unique about not just the track but the band itself, is that they have not one but two frontmen. The merging of Buss and Ambrose‘s vocals really assists in the feeling of disconnect that features in the lyrics of ‘To Be Felt’. Co-frontman Buss said that the song was written when he was newly single and feeling disconnected from the world because of it. ‘It coincides with the notion of feeling invisible,’ he said. ‘And longing to be felt to have connection to be back in a comfortable but new reality.’
The echoing of vocals feels slightly distant yet remains relatable, which helps make this track one that you want to sing along to. You can picture some sweaty bloke in on his mate’s shoulders at an Egyptian Blue gig, screaming the lyrics at the top of his lungs. Something I personally always enjoy in a track like this.
Egyptian Blue’s debut, ‘A Living Commodity’, is set to release 27th October alongside an extensive run of tour dates throughout the coming months. If 'To Be Felt' is anything to go by, we'll be bouncing off our bedroom walls or the sweaty ones in some indie music venue for the remainder of 2023.
Words by Izzy Felton
