What’s the best way to conclude a successful, 10 date, UK tour? By releasing a four track E.P of course.
Track 1: Freedom
A crescendo of booming guitar solos, electric with a fast tempo and in your face attitude. this track is anthem with its signature Marseile high energy, from the steady drum build up, to the thumping baseline and roaring guitar feedback, this track truly sets the tone for the rest if the rock and roll E.P. You can really hear the 90’s Madchester scene that have inspired this quintet.
Inspired by the band’s hometown of Derby, the streets littered with wasted potential, peeling posters of withered dreams, dark skies over desolate lives, a City once so vibrant, full of life, now everything seems to have stopped in its stride. This track promises to bring back Derby’s beating heart.
Marseille are a young rock n roll band formed in late 2021 in Derby, England. The band consists of Will Brown, Joe Labram, Lennon Hall, Tom Spray and most recently Felix Moxey.
Track 2: Only Just Begun
A heart broken as it had just began to beat. A love killed in it’s infancy, freshly bought bouquet of flowers withering before they’re received. That is what Track 2, “Only Just Begun” is all about, a break up before the love really began to blossom. This track explains why Steve Lamacq describes Marseille as having “Psychedelic sunshine beaming down on them” with the infusion of 60’s psychedelia with a mersey beat.
Optimism becomes this track with it’s upbeat guitar riffs and glorious hooks this song is great for a sing along so you can belt it out and forget the splinters of your broken heart digging into your stomach.
.Track 3: “Thinker”
A testament to the sadder side of life, this emotional ballad is an exploration of a darker narrative, showcasing the band’s versatile songwriting ability. With an orchestral appeal in the form of strings this song is a heart wrenched, infused with killer hooks that expose the soul. Inspired by all that is lost, this song sends them back home.
Track 4: “Lost And Found”
Already a fan favourite this track came from the same recording sessions and had previously been an early live favourite of the band’s fans. A testament to the bend members friendship and loyalty to each other this really is an ode to the love of music, especially as it is one of the first songs the band fully fleshed out together. As a song with a lot of history, the band wanted to keep in touch with that raw, live sound.
In 2022, Marseille had successes with the singles “Forget It All” which was played on Soccer Am and the 9 minute monster “The Jungle”. Over that summer, the band also performed at the Y-Not and Isle Of Wight Festivals. Recently seeing the end of a successful uk tour, the release of this EP and stages at up coming festival, Your City in Stoke on Trent on the 27th of May it is clear that 2023 is going to be a cracking year for this quintet.
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