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Imagine Scott Walker soundtracking Stranger Things: This is a visionary reimagining of childhood led by one of the UK’s finest new musical creatives.
Quiet Boy’s ‘Supergirl’ developed from a very dark time in principal member and songwriter Gaz Tomlinson’s life. The track, taken from upcoming debut EP ‘Earwig’, works through negative and positive cycles of thought, with its slow burning tempo and acoustic lo-fi meets electro-glitch sound palette.
The song was initially an ode to Tomlinson’s partner, musician and performer Brigitte Aphrodite, and the loss of a major book of her poetry (‘Throwing words into the ocean’) on a night spent on a Hastings beach. The video revisits the same stretch of beach but the track takes on a new persona as ‘Supergirl’ confronts the misunderstanding and persecution of LGBTQ individuals and their relationships.
Gaz explains, “For the visual we wanted to subvert the surface meaning of the song. Supergirls can come in any form and be different things to different people. In this case this is what the song means to band member Alex Faye Braithwaite.”
He adds, “the song ‘sung by a man about a woman’ acts as a counterpoint to the video, where we see a ‘woman singing about a woman’. The words on her body express the stigma attached to her sexuality, and the bravery involved in washing them away”
Their 4 track debut EP ‘Earwig’ includes Amazing Radio and BBC Introducing favourite ‘Redeem’. There is much to delve into and savour, both musically and lyrically – the collection was produced (with Gareth Tomlinson and band member Russell Ditchfield) by Nick Trepka (Emmy The Great, Speech Debelle).
Tracklisting:
1. Reedeem
2. Sundance
3. My Imagination
4. Supergirl
Quiet Boy is a collaboration between 5 musicians led by Tomlinson. They are: Gaz Tomlinson, Russell Ditchfield, Emily Sills, Alexandra Braithwaite and Stuart Roberts.
With a series of festival appearances and shows across the UK including Glastonbury Festival in June, Quiet Boy are a must-see live.
Tour Dates
5th May Olby’s Soul Cafe supporting Trudy and the Romance
25th May Earwig EP launch London, Total Refreshment Centre
22nd – 25th June Glastonbury (every day on top of Double Decker Bus)
15th July Hastings Pier (full live show)
20th July London, 93 Feet East
22nd July Margate Arts Club
29th July Newcastle, Cobalt Studios