Liverpool quartet Bandit continue their climb to the top with raucous indie anthem ‘Ice Cream’.
Following their claim to fame thanks to central placements on playlists with Amazon Music, Deezer, and Tidal, with ‘Peppermints Don’t Hide Everything’, Bandit are hungry to turn heads.
Armed with the producing efforts of Alex Quinn (Michael Aldag, SPINN, Abbie Ozard) once again, ‘Ice Cream’ is a gorgeous indie-rock cut featuring firing pop choruses on top of raucous melodies.
The track a resounding summer anthem opening with THe Vaccines-esque guitars from ‘I Always Knew’, which is smothered in instantly memorable lyrics and a chorus ready to give that serotonin hit – not excluding the nod to Blackpool throughout.
On the single, Nat Waters (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) said: “It’s a tune written about young love. Getting caught in the rain and instead of running for shelter, embracing it.
“Things aren’t perfect because everything’s not always Disney.
“Falling in love with a girl as we sat laughing on plastic garden chairs is way more rock n roll than that anyway.
“Youthful nostalgia and summer air in this tune are what makes it quite bittersweet.
“Make the most of what you got in this moment because you’re never gonna get those seconds back. This is what’s real. Plus we all have a soft spot for Blackpool.”
Continuing to throw attention to their influences of Cage The Elephant, The Strokes, and Fontaines D.C, the Liverpool quartet have embraced the elements of each artist, moulding all of them into a single already promising another step up.
Bandit have also announced a run of shows at the end of 2021, taking on four headline dates for their first performances outside of Liverpool.
November
11 – Lending Room, Leeds
December
3 – The Grace, London
11 – The Jac Basement, Liverpool – [SOLD OUT]
Featured image by Dan Toole
