London’s shoegaze/dream-pop trio deary have unveiled their stirring new single “Seabird”, the first taste of their long-awaited debut album Birding, due April 3 via Bella Union. The track shows the band honing their ethereal sound further while capturing a sense of widescreen emotional vulnerability.
On “Seabird,” hazy, echoing guitars unfurl like morning mist over steady, almost hypnotic drums, creating an expansive backdrop for Dottie Cockram’s airy vocals. The track feels like a modern fable: someone reaches out to an all-powerful bird, asking “When does it get better?” And that’s a line that becomes the song’s emotional heartbeat.
It’s an impressive introduction to Birding, a record that is shaped by themes of personal upheaval, the fragility of mental health, and our place in the wider world. While deary wear their Cocteau Twins and Slowdive influences proudly, “Seabird” shows them crafting something uniquely theirs whilst resonating within that lush, transcendent sound.
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