By Daffs (TwoDaff)
A Brit, an Italian and an Indian all walk into an art class. They mess around with some paint, draw a few nudes then form a band and make music. Today, they are known as Lyon Tide (pronounced Lyon as in the French City) The origins of their band name are based on a random intrigue of the tidal effect caused by electromagnetic waves that lap the skies of Lyon (France) due to the excessive cellular antennas in and around that area — a phenomenon known as the Lyon Tide. Intrigued? Then read on…
The trio have a variety of influences from many genres, harking back to the likes of Abba to Erasure to Bon Jovi, indie pop and even a bit of heavy metal thrown in. That said, their sound remains unique although influences can be heard in their tracks. According to band “We want to create music that does not sound like some other band as that just defeats the object and whitewashes our identity as a band”.
They are an alternative electro pop/rock band from Birmingham consisting of Darren Barnard (Vocals & Arrangements), Jack Lyon (Lyrics & Keyboards) and Girish Patel (Drums & Bass). Since the release of their debut single ‘Closure’ back in 2020 along with an album ‘Beginnings of Ends’ in 2021, Lyon Tide have continued to hone their talent, creating atmospheric music, testing boundaries through the use of expansive synths, passionate lyrics on love, loss and life. Their creativity doesn’t stop there, through writing and video production they cover all bases.
“Expansive synths, passionate lyrics on love, loss and life”
Their latest release ‘Chemical Burn’ released in July 2022 and is a reference to “Jack’s first love and the time he spent hanging out at the bus stop with his girlfriend, both so busy kissing each other that at least three buses would pass before they realized it was time to go. Also, the second verse relates to the fun times they had together riding their bikes to Castle Hill which is a notable place on Cannock Chase in the West Midlands”. The band tell me. As you may think the title could be a drug infused feeling, it’s not, it’s the chemical burn that the loss of love has on your heart. Clever!
“Synths just bounce and pop”
Instantly, the track lifts you, harking back to the 90’s dance scene, it has an almost trance rhythm, hypnotising, synths just bounce and pop along with repetitive swirling vocals that add a bit of rush to the lyrics, not from any pill or powder…but emotion. It has a happy summery feel despite the subject and flows effortlessly.
“An almost trance rhythm, hypnotising…”
Creatively it’s very clever, marrying music and story telling with ease, giving you a picture of the emotions felt when you love and then feel that loss. Having listened toa number of previous tracks, its a step away from other tracks, I find it uplifting, it has depth and has many layers, it builds as it progresses which just adds to the feeling within the song. A real winner in my opinion and should feature heavily an many summer playlists.
Find out more about Lyon Tide here
