Ivy Bloom - Secrets Single Review

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Ivy Bloom are a Dublin band consisting of acclaimed musicians Anna Devine, Sarah Hollingsworth, Kevin Curran, Chris Redmond, Oisín Breathnach and Gill Carr. They fuse together alternative, atmospheric rock with classical and jazz influences. From classically trained guitarists to composers to choir players, it's safe to say that this is a supergroup of sorts. The band take their influences form artists such as Nils Frahm and Sigur Rós while front woman and member of the Dublin Gospel Choir Anna Devine has shared the stage with legends ranging from Ennio Morricone to OutKast. The group recently released their latest single Secrets. About the song, Anna says "Secrets portrays a story of a woman with strong determination even though all is lost. At first,the song might illustrate as if there are two characters in the story but actually there is only one character in search for a part of herself that she lost. The intense vocal melody, bass line and spacing morphs into a tribal labyrinth to compliment the essence of the lyrics".

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Secrets is a hard one to categorise. It's very much steeped in jazz with a healthy dose of rock thrown in. Anna's vocals are powerful and full of intrigue. The track is captivating from the very first note and is almost transcendent at times. A very interesting song from a very exciting group.

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