Bitter Ruin - Diggers

I first discovered the Brighton duo in April 2010 when they opened for Amanda Palmer during her UK tour. They won me over before they finished the first song of their set and I've been a huge fan ever since. In fact, I went to Amanda's intimate show at The Underworld a few days after the Koko show mainly so I could see them live again and was lucky enough to meet them afterwards. I learnt that not only are they extremely talented, they're absolutely lovely.

Earlier this year, they set up a Kickstarter campaign to fund their new album which has since been titled WAVES. They hit their initial target in just under 12 hours. Of course, I pledged.

Three weeks ago, I got my early download of the album and was stunned by how incredible it is. Of course, I knew it would be but I didn't expect to be as incredible as it is.

The official release date isn't until next year so I can't say too much about it even though I would absolutely love to. However, I can say that it's their best release yet and you should get it when it's released.

They released this song at the same time the Kickstarter backers got their early download of WAVES after shooting a video for it at the last minute just days earlier. It's a departure from their previous sound but not to the point they aren't recognisable anymore. The best way to describe it would be is that it's tighter and smoother in comparison to their older material.

If you like this and become interested in listening to more of their songs, I personally recommend starting off with A Brand New Me, Beware and Trust but you don't necessarily need to. You can watch the videos for them on their official YouTube channel which I'll link to at the end of this post.

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