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Arliston Share Delicate, Spellbinding New Single ‘Monks of Lindisfarne’ – Backseat Mafia
South London duo Arliston (Jack Ratcliffe and George Hasbury) share the delicate and emotive new single ‘Monks of Lindisfarne’, the first track from their upcoming album, Disappointment Machine. Draped in analog-sounding production and warm, muted guitar and drum tones ‘Monks of Lindisfarne’ showcases Arliston’s poignant storytelling capabilities. Comparable to The National and Big Red Machine, the tracks pensive tone and vocal delivery unravels the heartache and bitter taste of romantic rejection. Through a gradually build, the soundscape expands as layers of swelling piano, bass and subtle electronics enter before a processed vocoder vocal leads the latter part of the track, highlighting the experimental edge in the bands sound. Reflecting on…