Liverpool sextet The Wretched Pearls have floated this track as a precursor to their upcoming, self-titled release. Concerning death and humanity’s struggle with its own mortality, this is no grim, heartless trip to the edge of reason.
Instead, the Pearls have a different approach; coalescing their disparate influences to produce this glorious little number.
Strands of their professed loves Massive Attack and ginger hatstand Florence & The Machine weave implicitly through One Note, each carefully applied layer vibrating with its immediacy. But the comparisons are for naught, as the Pearls are very much their own band. Confident enough to compose a song from its bare DNA into a fully fledged festival bouncer, this is an exercise in self-belief.
There’s a lot to recommend here-the grasp of dynamics alone being worth the price of entry. Helen Morrison’s voice is beyond reproach, her dulcet tones adept at frailty and tension. Related live footage shows the band to be completely at home on stage, their two drummers in perfect sync, each of the members being a joy to watch. The Mannifest rendition of Ba-Hum is excellent; well realised and expertly deployed.
If One Note is a true indication of the release to come (and there is plenty of evidence to support this), there will be much rejoicing in these parts. I’d advise seeing The Wretched Pearls live before the record drops, as they deliver in spades on stage. Superb.
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