Last week saw Edinburgh-based band waverley. released their debut EP, It Makes An Emptiness Of A Crowded Place via Blackhall Records.
“Not Hoping” is a rousing and spirited slice of indie rock with traces of a folk-driven quality and heartfelt nature that comes off completely genuine. But as it builds it explodes into a more expansive nature, that reminds of some of the later work of bands like Frightened Rabbit.
Speaking on the track, the band adds:
“We’ve had the foundation of the song for years, but it wasn’t until we scrapped all of the approaches we’d tried before and began again that we finally clicked with it. From there we were able to take the half cooked lyrics and mould them into melancholic verses and punchy, defiant choruses. The roots of the song were months, if not years, in the making and Not Hoping’s creation was an entirely collective endeavour, with everyone bringing their own parts and ideas on how to take it forward.”
Enjoy a listen to “Not Hoping” now below.
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