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'Doom & Bloom' - Dude Safari Single Review

 

'Doom & Bloom' - Dude Safari Single Review

I have found some amazing new music since I started this blog, and this band from Surrey are up there as one of my favourites. I won't shout out who introduced me to them as he's a big enough show off already, but seriously good call! Dude Safari have released a string of 5 singles since March this year and their latest 'Doom & Bloom' came out on 17th September. 

'Doom & Bloom'  is a massive grunge rock anthem with big drums and guitars, amazing choruses and when the sweet "Doooooooom" hits as the chorus starts it reaches another level of fabulousness! Dude Safari said it best themselves when they described it as having "a backline louder than Godzilla's mating calls". I can't do better than that!

Jamie has a unique and beautiful voice, and the bittersweet vocals on this one are full of emotions that really come out. This is the one of theirs that seen live will be the phone torch on, sway and hug your mates to. 

Jamie (Vocals/Guitar) said "We've been sitting on this track for quite a while. I feel we wanted to make sure it was perfect. We had a slight pause in our release schedule because my mother passed away, and if anything it gave a sort of new injection of life into the track in a weird way. I think I re-recorded the vocals about 8 different times in the end. In the midst of everything the power & lyrical content of this track came at the best possible time."

Jamie, Ben, Fred and Chris are making a big impact on the music scene with their grunge anthems smashing radio play on the likes of BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio UK & US and with their inclusion in massive Spotify editorial playlists (This one had been added to 5 at the time of writing)  and with Deezer and Apple Music playlisting them too! Their debut album has been written and is planned for release early 2022,  for a band that said "We started this band just for the sheer radness of the idea" In my opinion, 2021 has definitely been the Year of the Dudes! 



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