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| Artwork by Sophie Peache |
Insanely underrated Brummy singer-songwriter Bryony Williams has returned with a new single, following the release of her incredibly complex and wistful EP 'Conscious' I've been looking forward to more releases from her.
'Silhouette' immediately hits your ears with some very dark guitars, haunting in many ways. They match Bryony's tone for the song perfectly as she holds back on letting her voice free for a lower, dreamier style much akin to something Thom Yorke may adopt on Radiohead's darker songs. There's some very clear inspiration from Marika Hackman and Anna Calvi on this track, reminding me sometimes of Anna Calvi's smash 2018 album 'The Hunter' and Marika's early singles.
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| Photo by Lucy Tibbs |
The main drawback for this song in my opinion is that the song feels as though it is cascading towards something big - much akin to the likes of what Foals treated us to with 'Sunday' earlier this year. The guitars that become more echoed and distorted to build this are beautiful in their own right but a pay off would have been appreciated. Nonetheless, I'd like t see that build up stretched out live and really focused on - that would be immense.