Info: SPIES mark the release of the 4th single from their upcoming album with the announcement of their biggest headline show to date. The band will play the Button Factory in Dublin on December 14th to celebrate the release of their long awaited debut LP, 'Constancy'. 'Constancy' will be released in full on November 23rd through Dublin independent label Trout Records.
New single 'Broadstone' shows a side to Spies unlike anything they’ve produced before. Like many of the songs on Constancy, 'Broadstone' began life in Inch, Co. Kerry during a writing trip. Returning to Dublin, the song came into its own as the band began experimenting with new sounds. With upbeat guitar riffs and Brazilian percussion, Spies combined their synth-rock sound with samba rhythms, paying homage in equal parts to Quincy Jones and James Murphy.
Singer Michael Broderick penned the song as a love letter to the area of Dublin City he’s been living in over the last few years - "'Broadstone' is one of the 3 neighbourhoods that make up present day Phibsboro. It's where I was living during the writing of 'Constancy', it's really the setting of the album for me."
Despite its contemporary pop-rock style, there are some delightful cross-overs to the heyday of really late 70's and really early 80's new wave (1979 & 1981 only to be precise) on Dublin quintet Spies' latest single 'Broadstone'. The colour of Talking Heads' 'Once In A Lifetime' and the electro-majesty of Gary Numan's 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' push equally on either side of their sound.
It really conjures images of a black and white subterranean scene, a dance-floor full of societal cast-offs in their element whilst the band play on a smokey stage. The manager of the venue is only in it for the money, the sound guy doesn't give a shit, the punters are in heaven, and the band play out of their skin whilst dreaming of doing this on a bigger stage. Spies come across as being aware of the required groove, rhythm and mood to write catchy and engaging songs which require little effort on the behalf of the listener. The release of Constancy will tell us more, until then, 'Broadstone' hits very appealing notes with this listener.
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