Kate Murphy discovers a smoky, metallic and magical track from the Newcastle band
Waves of Dread’s Day I Did Nothing is smoky, metallic and a little magical in places. It sounds as though it was recorded in a tunnel, rising upwards and pouring back down on you whilst ringing out right to the tunnel’s end. It has a feel to it that’s both personal and cinematic, especially that sublime instrumental, but what arguably makes this track is the warm, subtle chorus of voices running underneath it, like sexy angels guiding it through.
It would send a shiver through you if you heard hundreds of people singing this together at a gig, and if those female voices became louder and higher and just a little bit more in the final chorus, it would take it into a league of its own.