MARVELL - New Single: ‘Needle’
Pictured: Max Marvell, Jesse Gaupset, Tom Marvell, Dylan Mitchell Frost + Theo Henry - MARVELL
Photo by: Ruby Boland @rubyboland
New EP Comfort is King - OUT NOW!
Written by: Darcy Moore - Sense Music Media | Wednesday 15 December 2021
Sydney 5 piece MARVELL come in swinging with their latest bruising, emotional single Needle.
The band’s sound resonates a swing rock style. Think early KINGS OF LEON on a late night Jukebox and this new single really hits a heavy note.
Needle is about the band’s drummer’s journey with testicular cancer. The music and lyrics emulate the peaks and troughs of emotions and trauma that a diagnosis like cancer brings to the patient and their loved ones.
Their video is hugely powerful - its cinematography and pace remind me of a gritty, honest horror film. Density done beautifully.
“The video tells a symbolic story that relates to the lyrics and BJ’s battle with cancer, but also depicts the themes of struggle in a more general way. We bounced around ideas and initially wanted to paint a very raw picture of cancer specifically, but decided that representing the themes in a more abstract way would allow the audience to dig a little deeper to find their own meaning. We wanted people to empathise, rather than just be told a story. We let Brae Fisher take the story and put his own spin on it, writing and directing a film that depicts a nameless man escaping from unknown captors. We wanted to capture the desperation and panic of the escape as the man runs away from something that is unknown to the audience.”
The new EP Comfort is King is out now and easy to hit your ears.
The guys have just finished a show at AVALON RSL, AVALON BEACH NSW. Keep your ears peeled for music by the band and big things coming in 2022!
Pictured: Max Marvell, Jesse Gaupset, Tom Marvell, Dylan Mitchell Frost + Theo Henry - MARVELL
Photo by: Ruby Boland @rubyboland
