Today Dust in The Sunlight return with their exquisite new single ‘Handful of Water’.
The new single is a melting-pot of vocal harmonies, dreamy synths, layers of strings and brass all building up to a crescendo of carnival percussion and drums.
Written in the first moments of freedom post-lockdown, Handful of Water is a moment of new perspective and a reminder to trust your gut. Sharing more, the band explained: We wrote about that feeling of being cornered into a way of living or being with someone that doesn’t feel right… and kind of saying that life is too short for that. It’s very easy to dwell on things that have gone wrong, relationships that haven’t worked out, or people who have hurt you. A way out of that is to take a second to look around and realise how tiny and huge everything is at the same time. It’s very grounding.
Handful of Water comes as the follow-up to the band’s first release of the year ‘Former Lives’. The lush moment of escapism was written as a response to societies insatiable pressures and expectations. Atwood Magazine described it as “A warm, lilting salve for the pressures to conform, Dust in the Sunlight’s “Former Lives” is a tenderly hypnotic song of escape and rediscovery”.
Taken from their sophomore EP ‘Same World, Different Eyes’, due for release later this year, Handful of Water is the third single to be revealed from the new record.
Following a chance meeting at a recording session in 2017 as solo artists, Annie Rew Shaw and Billy Wright’s vocals merged so effortlessly that everyone in the room agreed this had to be the beginning of something special. Within 12 months of their official formation, Dust in The Sunlight signed to indie label Project Melody.
After honing their sound and merging their skills, the pair released their debut EP during the first UK lockdown in 2020. The self titled body of work won many hearts with its gorgeous showcase of harmonious vocals and tender songwriting. Scooping support from the likes of BBC Introducing, Radio X, Atwood, Clash and Record of The Day who after describing the sound as ‘A fine blend of Royksopp, The XX and London Grammar’ it’s clear to see this band is onto a good thing.
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