Swimming in Honey by Kit Grill - Primary Colours Records [PCR023LP]

Swimming in Honey

Kit Grill

A 9 track electronic album (26m 46s) — released November 17th 2023 on Primary Colours Records

#electronic #dance

Multi-disciplinary artist, producer & NTS Radio resident Kit Grill enters next chapter in solo project with new album 'Swimming in Honey'

Beguiling leftfield synth pop led by sun-kissed synthesis & effusive lyricism, exploring themes of love, romance, longing & departure.

'I thought of these recordings like a film, a landscape that reflects my version of a country record weaving storytelling with sound' - Kit Grill

RIYL The Blue Nile, The Durutti Column, Lust for Youth, Thomas Leer, Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, Roy Montgomery

Out digitally on 17th November 2023 via Primary Colours Records


Gliding through an overture of lustrous phasing and sonorous undertones on 'The Vine' – the sound of entrancement on a shoreline – Grill transitions into lower-case dream pop anthems ('Country Boy'), wistful interludes situated in some hallowed space between Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and The Durutti Column ('Madeleine', 'In a Landscape'), as well as upbeat, infectious love songs that have all the sequenced, evergreen effervescence of New Order circa 'Power, Corruption & Lies' ('Crimson').

Beyond the pop bliss and spellbinding atmospheres, there are creeping moments of melancholy evoking crepuscular scenes ('The River Runs Blue'), and gorgeous lullabies that could be the curtain closer to a John Hughes film, if measured by the restraint of an English voice ('Fly Like A Swan').

Together these distinct vignettes form an evocative story, and though Grill's work has always drawn out sounds and moods that have left an engaging impression, here the imprints have become specific and filmic, tied to contemporary everyday experience and urgent matters of the heart; music guided by a composed, candid voice.

For Grill, 'Swimming in Honey' is marked by the art of narration and visualization, as well as the newfound influence writing lyrics has had on his work: "Swimming in Honey is a collection of stories based on personal experiences where themes of love, romance, longing, and departure run throughout the album. I thought of these recordings like a film, where different scenes, stories and moods twist and turn up until the end. Musically, across the nine tracks I have aimed to create a sonic landscape that reflects my version of a country record weaving storytelling with sound."

‘A nice mellow one taken from Kit Grill’s forthcoming album ‘Swimming in Honey’, a beautiful album by all accounts, absolutely lovely’ - Deb Grant, New Music Fix (BBC Radio 6 Music) - Deb Grant BBC Radio 6

Swimming in Honey' October 26th 2023 played - Not Waving NTS Radio

Madeleine - Alex Ruder KEXP

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