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Chameleon is an energetic release, their music, along with the big Brown in their bedroom studio
bursting with both conviction and riffs and fuzzy guitars of Rage and mastered by John Davis (The
charisma. “Chameleon” is Against the Machine and Jack Killers, Lana del Rey, Royal Blood,
mastered byJohn Davis (The White. This amalgam of diverse Lewis Capaldi, Gorillaz) at
Killers, Lana del Rey, Royal Blood, artists and influences, allows Metropolis Studios, “Chameleon”
By Seven Lewis Capaldi, Gorillaz). Seven Seven Spies to carve out a pocket delivers an intimate, yet polished
of sound that is entirely their own. result. Featuring gritty, raucous
Spies have garnered acclaim from
the likes of PopDust and Earmilk, guitars, tenacious melodies and
Spies to name a few. Their highly anticipated debut textured harmonies,
showcasing Blomiley’s impressive
single “Chameleon” narrates the
Formed in London by childhood different faces, personas and vocals, “Chameleon” is an
friends, Seven Spies are a three- behaviour we put on to negotiate energetic release, bursting with
piece band looking to infiltrate our daily lives in different both conviction and charisma.
the ears of the world. Consisting situations and the pressure people
of David Blomiley (vocals, guitar, place on themselves to hide their With the hope their music may
piano), Olly Brown (drums, struggles and internal demons to connect with listeners, allowing
backing vocals) and an ever- the outside world. Sonically the them to make their own
rotating bassist taking form of chorus shows a defiance against relationship and associations,
old band members and musical these pressures, external and regardless of the intention or
friends, you can expect to witness internal, saying in the end they creation, Seven Spies are
a healthy dose of melodic riffs and won’t overwhelm or control who unleashing their explosive sound.
anthemic choruses. or how we want to be. Blomiley
confides, “The subject of the songs https://www.instagram.com/seven.
Seven Spies fuses the best of rock seems to be stuff that has been spies/
bands such as Muse and bubbling away inside of me for a https://www.facebook.com/seven-
Radiohead, while highlighting while that I need to get out. I find spiesmusic/
vocals reminiscent of Jeff Buckley song writing massively therapeutic https://twitter.com/seven_spies
and Bjork. Billie Eilish’s use of in a way.”
intimate multi-tracking also
makes an appearance throughout Self-produced by Blomiley and
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