When disenchantment runs high, when city life isn\u2019t all it\u2019s cracked up to be – when you\u2019re forking out seven quid for a pint, shivering in a queue for a club night you don\u2019t really care about, getting ripped off by landlords over blu tac stains, and squeezing in studio sessions around a relentless 9-5 schedule, there is only one logical response: fun. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what Home Counties provides with their music. Synthesiser sounds, a fresh outlook, and a steady diet of early 2000s pop kicked open a world of melodic possibility for the band, resulting in music that\u2019s upbeat throughout every note, swapping wry social commentary for personal experience and big tunes.<\/p>\n
The band\u2019s rapturous live performance is a fizzing display of eclecticism all with a focus on melody in its purest form. Home Counties always manage to balance the duality of lyrical frankness and musical buoyancy with gusto. With an eye for the day-to-day, all-too-relatable details of crap modern living, yet \u2013 coupled with an ear for hook-filled, grin-inducing melodies \u2013 the pay-off is one riddled in joy rather than despair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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