Dublin-based band Still Blue have released their new single ‘Brushstrokes’.
Out today (Friday, 30th August), it marks the first in a series of upcoming releases planned through mid to late 2024 and arrives following their television debut on The Late Late Show, where they performed their track ‘Honeysuckle Daydream’.
Frontwoman and songwriter Nicole Lyons says of the song: “It was one of those songs that just flowed. I wasn’t really sure what I was writing about until I let the song rest and came back to it a few months later. I wasn’t ready to accept what I was writing. I think a lot of times in relationships we want to ignore that ugly side and only choose to see the good. But that’s not love. ‘Brushstrokes’ is a track about seeing a relationship for what it is and not what you want it to be.”
The band recorded the single at Black Mountain Studios with Alex Borwick. Lyons adds: “We were lucky to record the track in Black Mountain Studios with Alex Borwick. It felt fitting to record ‘Brushstrokes’ there in the peace and quiet. Alex really helped bring the song to life in the studio. We were also buzzing to have Kait Cullen-Verhauz back playing cello on one of our songs too. It always feels special working with such talented musicians and having the space to try out random ideas. In the end, most of those silly ‘what if we did this?’ moments end up in the track anyway and they’re what makes this song feel as close and warm as it does.”
Check out the single below.
The band’s upcoming live dates include:
OCTOBER
3-5 Ireland Music Week (Slot TBD), Ireland
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