GENN: Calypso

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Anglo-Maltese quartet GENN give us an additional preview of their forthcoming debut album by the discharge their fourth single up to now 12 months, Calypso. And from the extra folky and dreamy undertones of this one, it’s clear that GENN are promising a reasonably eclectic mixture of types when the album comes out in October.

Persevering with their ever-unpredictable experience by an eclectic melting pot of musical types and style defying soundscapes, GENN launch their new single Calypso which takes us on one other as but unchartered experience by the people lands of their religious residence of Malta. With important deference to their Mediterranean island roots, Calypso highlights a really completely different aspect to the band from the eerie and angular tones of Rohmeresse, the grunge-fuelled energy of A Reprise (That Woman) and the swampy grooves of Days And Nights, by its extra haunting and dreamy atmospherics created by the drifting sax and understated spoken phrase narrative, albeit with an indie rock twist because the cymbals crash into life mid-song.

As guitarist Janelle Borg explains, “This tune began out after I was noodling round on the guitar after listening to Maltese people music – significantly għana – and enthusiastic about how I can provide my very own ‘up to date take’ on that. I really like listening to people music from all over the world and actually admire bands like Altin Gun, Crimi, and Etnika who’re bringing Mediterranean sounds to the foreground.”

When it comes to the lyrical theme behind the tune, vocalist Leona Farugia explains the affect that counter-cultural Maltese determine Mario Azzopardi had on the tune as follows: “Once I was in highschool our Maltese literature instructor launched us to the playwright and writer Mario Azzopardi. I had the pleasure to interview him for a challenge that I used to be engaged on again residence and he additionally gave me an unpublished poem to maintain! Since then Azzopardi modified my world fully and Calypso is a homage to this elegant writer whom I regarded as much as all my life. Though it’s written in English, I really feel like his spirit can nonetheless be felt all through the narration.”

With societal and political occasions of their Maltese homeland having formed their world view, GENN are clearly a band with one thing to say and messages to convey which we are going to undoubtedly hear extra of when their debut album is launched. This album, unum, is due out on sixth October 2023 and from all of what we’ve got heard so removed from this band, this guarantees to be one thing very particular. Alongside this, GENN even have some UK dwell dates to advertise the album launch, together with intimate instore performances and a particular album launch get together of their present base of Brighton. Particulars of those dates are as follows:

October 6 – Tough Commerce East, London
October 7 – Jumbo, Leeds
October 8 – The Jacaranda, Liverpool
October 9 – Vinilo, Bournemouth
October 10 – Vinilo, Southampton
October 11 – Pie & Vinyl, Southsea
October 12 – Banquet, Kingston
October 13 – Komedia Studio, Brighton

You should purchase tickets for his or her dwell dates right here.

You should purchase the one right here or stream it right here.

Yow will discover GENN on Fb, Twitter, Instagram, Bandcamp and their web site.

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All phrases by Ian Corbridge. Yow will discover extra of his writing at his writer profile.