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Soaked is teaming up with the UK Charity Beat to lift consciousness round consuming problems with the discharge of their new single ‘Easy Little Issues’. Dropping a video, merch line (with 50% of earnings going to Beat) and a broader media marketing campaign, the monitor appears to be like to spark conversations on self-image.
Musically, ‘Easy Little Issues’ is delivered as a pointy indie slice, the trio taking over their guitar, bass and drums to backdrop poignant, poetic, however actual and speedy lyricism from the vocal.
It’s candid, an honesty within the music that speaks to its trigger. It’s not about dancing across the ache of themes, however embracing the uncooked toll on psychological well being that unrealistic requirements can pressurise.
Brandon Frisby, vocalist and guitarist, shares, “There wasn’t one particular factor that made me need to write a tune about self-image points—it was extra a mixture of all of the pressures younger individuals face immediately to look good. We’re continuously focused by firms promoting the thought of perfection, which merely isn’t actual or achievable. The tune displays that, nevertheless it’s additionally a little bit of a double-edged sword. The lyric “if solely life was that straightforward” acknowledges how onerous it’s to really deal with such a deep-rooted downside. It’s straightforward to say, “come and rise up with me and reside carefree as we’re meant to be,” however a lot more durable to reside it. Nonetheless, writing and performing the tune publicly may assist individuals really feel much less remoted in these emotions.
Shaped in 2022, Soaked’s popularity has been steadily elevated with opening slots for The Libertines and Skegss and storming competition phases. A UK tour is on the playing cards for 2026, so maintain an eye fixed out for a gig close to you.
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