Great British Hopes: Pocketbooks
Pocketbooks have been one of my favourite bands to cover since I started this blog. Watching them rise from a few rough early songs to releasing their first proper album has been a joy to behold. As such, Another Form of Relief is delighted to present a free download of their next single, which also happens to be the opening track to the aforementioned album. It’ll be released on June 15, but you can download it here right now.
Footsteps follows in the, er, tread of those earlier songs, while also representing a natural progression from the band. Regular vocalist takes a step back on the song, allowing Emma a chance to shine, which she has no problems doing. Her calm, precise demeanour allows us to get to know her and take in her story. One of the most appealing parts of Pocketbooks has always been the imagery that they can evoke. Managing to walk a very fine line between the contemporary (“on the top deck of the 23″) through to throwbacks to gentler times and places (“the beaches of a south coast town”), they almost seem to exist in a world of their own. That world is centred around the mundane, the tiny nuances that dictate our lives. Yet somehow Pocketbooks manage to turn that into a magical place that we can only dream of.
Footsteps will be released on June 15. It’s taken from the album Flight Paths, which is released July 17 on How Does It Feel To Be Loved?. Apparently copies are being sent out now though, so there’s no excuse for dithering.
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