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Times of need is the successor to our single Visit From A Friend, which was released March 17th 2023. Where Visit From A Friend was about reflecting on the past, this song is about the here and now. The song describes the short period of bliss when one is clean for a few days. It is always a moment of high energy, excitement, creativity and big plans. But on the other hand, there is always the risk and even the acceptance that there will be a relapse. Musically, Times of Need can best be described as an Alt-Rock song with a strong 90's vibe, mixing electro, rock and funk-rock. The combination of uplifting composition and dark vocals creates a melancholy atmosphere.
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Entering our second week in the Indie chart from IndieXL with Visit From A Friend! Thanks IndieXL!!!!
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New single online!
When the world pretty much shut down, it brought a lot of hardships. Lockdowns, performances getting
canceled, the decline in physical and mental health, it all led to a time of deep reflection for singer and
bass player Pieter van den Berkmortel. Musically, he decided to start all over again, from a blank sheet.
His longing for freedom also meant having creative freedom: all styles in music are welcome, there
aren’t any boundaries.
A mix of genres
The result is almost a full U-turn, from Dutch to English to the introduction of synthesizers and drum
computers. But still with the extravagant bass parts which characterized the previous work. While the
older material was often socially critical, themes such as addiction and mental health are now
predominant.
“The song is about my hate / love relationship with addictive substances, like alcohol or drugs. The song
reflects on what they brought me. In a way they gave me my happiest years: I enjoyed partying while
touring and meeting lots of people in many different places. Now while getting older, I'm more and more
choosing for a stable life, and often think about some bad decisions I made in that period. But at the end
of the day, those decisions made us who we are. The song celebrates this, it enables me to move forward
in life”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ablJDGwbgCI
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Happy to share our single release confirmation: Visit From A Friend, scheduled for March 17th. This will be the first single in our new direction: Dark, Personal, Alternative, Gloomy... and a bit of heavy bass stuff!
Pre-save in Spotify & more: https://orcd.co/visitfromafriend
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