Produced by Matthew Gleeson (of Welly) and recorded in a marathon session at Sussex Studio A, this new single finds Archie leaning into the heavier side of his sound with a tight-knit lock groove undercutting the second half of the song. Inspired by dreams of the beach from his childhood, gloomy and deserted, the track utilises darker instrumentation to convey the eerie atmosphere.

On this new single Archie says:
‘Fistral is named after the UK’s premier surfing beach in Newquay (Cornwall) where I spent a lot of time with my family when growing up. I found myself returning in dreams to the beach at night and on my own. I wrote the song inspired by those dreams and that strange haunting feeling of returning to a place from your past that has forever changed. That unnerving feeling inspired the darker and heavier instrumentation; I tried to capture that effect with the bass VI arpeggio that starts the song. In reality the beach is much the same as ever, but I no longer feel as connected to it – more like a tourist in somewhere I used to belong.’

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Archie Sagers – Vocals and Additional Instruments
Matthew Gleeson – Saxophone and Production
Luke J Barret – Bass
Noah Bramley (Ahno) – Guitar
James Ely (ladylike) – Drums
Jasmine Merriman – Backing Vocals

“Tolcarne takes its name from a beach in Cornwall where I spent a lot of summers having picnics with my grandparents, surfing with friends and walking late at night. As I’ve grown and taken different friends and family there, the beach has remained a constant. It means a great deal to me and it’s somewhere I’m not able to visit as often as I’d like anymore. The song ‘Tolcarne’ aims to express these memories and a longing to go back whilst simultaneously showing appreciation for what’s changed.”

“The track was produced by Matthew Gleeson (of Welly) and he really added an extra layer to the original track. The recording process was a lot of fun: we agonised over getting the perfect piano sounds and layering the composition over itself to mimic Steve Reich and we spent time replicating a ‘Smashing Pumpkins-esc’ distortion tone. Matt’s saxophone contributions may not be easily audible, but they add so much to the mix. The decision to get him to produce and mix the track was both because I admired his work and also because I knew we’d become friends in the process”

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Following his self-produced 2021 EP ‘New Colours In The Sky’, co-released by Spirit Goth (CASTLEBEAT, Vansire) and his own indie label Crafting Room Recordings (ELLiS D, Ideal Living, Maximilian), Archie has been working to reinvent himself with a new body of work. ‘Silver Lake’ is the first dreamy offering from that refined selection.

Utilising a six string bass playing chords to start the song, (something he has also been known to do when playing bass with ladylike) Archie combines elements of shoegaze and new wave to create the sparkling foundation of ‘Silver Lake’. On this new single Archie says:

‘I wrote Silver Lake just before moving in with my partner and it’s perhaps the sappiest love song I’ve written. It’s based on the simple idea of creating a place that belongs to both of you – whether that’s a physical space like an apartment or the space you have for eachother, that feeling of comfort when you think of them. It’s about how a person can make you feel as if there is no past or future without them, everything you need is right here.”

Written, recorded, mixed and mastered by Archie, the track also features his partner Jasmine on backing vocals. Scott Alex Robinson (SPIKEMYHEART, Ahno) also contributes to the track, lending their jazzy drumming technique to the rhythm section.

Drums – Scott Alex Robinson
Backing Vocals – Jasmine Merriman

Written, Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Archie Sagers
Art by Archie Sagers

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