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in earnest ‘Come Upstairs’

Southend-on-Sea alt/indie trio, in earnest are set to release their new single ‘Come Upstairs’ on the 3rd July.Forming in early 2019, the members of in earnest were previously part of the band ‘Carousel’, a project which went on to perform at Cambridge Folk Festival, toured with The Oh Hello’s and embarked on an 8-date headline tour whilst gaining 100k+ Spotify streams on official playlists. ‘Come Upstairs’ is the second single from in earnest’s upcoming 6-track EP, due for release in late 2020.

‘Come Upstairs’ is a moving, tender and beautiful track as in earnest present an honest account of mental health struggles with stripped back, time stopping musicianship. The track expresses warm glimmers of hope between raw emotion as a delicate guitar twinkles with supple comfort through airy soundscapes and lamenting strings. The lush backing harmonies soothe between the emotive and sorrowful vocals.The lyrics which provide an account of mental health from the perspective of a sufferer’s partner, aiming to encourage conversation around the topic are beautifully crafted as the sorrowful and building instrumentation wanders with a sense of loneliness and despair. ‘Come Upstairs’ is a biting, sweet and utterly moving track from a band who constantly showcase their mature songwriting through wonderful, passionate and heartbreaking musicianship.

About the track Thoma said  “In the wake of my partner’s mental health struggles, it feels like I spend every waking moment trying to keep a brave or positive face on and there are times when I find it difficult to maintain my own identity. We’re gradually learning how to combat negative thinking, but I’m usually the one who takes the weight and pulls her out of waves of depression.” 

‘Come Upstairs’ will be released on July 3rd for more you can follow in earnest on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/inearnestband


Author : Danu

Indie, indie rock, New Music

In Earnest ‘Put Me Under’

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Southend-on-Sea alternative indie trio In Earnest have released their debut single ‘Put Me Under’.Forming in early 2019, Sarah, Thomas and Toby were previously part of the band ‘Carousel’, a project which went on to perform at Cambridge Folk Festival, toured with The Oh Hello’s and embarked on an 8-date headline tour whilst gaining 100k+ Spotify streams on official playlists.

‘Put Me Under’ is an emotional delicate number richly layered to create an ethereal and tender listening experience as In Earnest use honest songwriting to tell their story of depression and loneliness. With warm finger picked acoustic guitar rushing through airy mystical twinkles on electric guitar, the track has a light sparkling soundscape. The trio build the song slowly as the guitar becomes more dreamy with wobbles of scintillation glistening through the dreamy atmosphere. The listener experiences a range of emotions as the band express themselves through soft emotive vocals, raw lyrics and a heart rushing crescendo. With delicate and wholesome musicianship, In Earnest’s songwriting is organic and compelling. 

Their debut single ‘Put Me Under’ is written from Sarah’s perspective. “I suffer from chronic anxiety and depression, to the point where I can’t hold down jobs or be left alone for too long. In my loneliness I am awash with negative thoughts. The song is about feeling overcome by an invisible illness, but knowing it’s a lot easier to cope in the company of a dog.” 

Stream ‘Put Me Under’ below 


Author : Danu