Manchester-based quartet By Wednesday return with the atmospheric indie-pop sweller ‘Hitchcock Hero’.
Built around a backdrop of layered, reverb tinted guitar riffs and plucky bass over a swaying, tight drum beat, ‘Hitchcock Hero’ captures a melancholic, thoughtful tone mirrored by its descriptive lyricism and understated vocal delivery. Comparable to early Bloc Party with elements of The Smith’s, the track offers catchy melodies reflected against a striking and alternative musicality.
Speaking about the single, Conor (singer/lead guitarist in By Wednesday) explains: “This song started with an idea Rob (our bassist) recorded at home and put in our shared Google Drive. We all worked on our parts and played it through at band practice and quickly turned it into a progressive track. The song is based around a moody bassline that builds throughout the song as all the other parts build around it. The drum beat helps drive this song and almost offset the moody vibe. It reminds me of Interpol’s songs where all the instruments add a different flavour to the song and work to create something together.
Lyrically it’s not about anything or anyone specific. I tend to write a lot of verses or phrases that I think would work in a song on my phone before there’s any music for them. Then I put them together when we have the music for them and there’s a theme that links them. The line about “Hitchcock Hero” comes from a theme in Alfred Hitchcock films where the main character is falsely accused of a crime or an act and then pursued for the rest of the film. You could say this song is about the type of person who thinks a lot of themselves, thinks they’re always right and likes to play the victim even when they’re wrong – I’m sure most of us have met that type of person before.”
Having cut their teeth packing out venues around Manchester’s renowned venues like Night & Day, Castle Hotel and Retro, including a sold-out headline show at Gullivers, the band have built a feverish hype which features across tastemaker press including Backseat Mafia and Vents Magazine. With support from renowned promoters including This Feeling, The Pentatonic & The Future Sounds Project, the band continue to deliver electrifying performances around Manchester. Now releasing their best work to date, By Wednesday are ready to launch their music on a national scale.
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