Real Lies
“Seven Sisters”
Digital Single
With four inch-perfect singles already under their belt (including 2014’s best song), the North Londoners’ forthcoming debut LP is one of the most anticipated albums of the year around these parts. While we’ve already heard a radio rip of the still-unreleased “Lovers Lane,” this is the first official taste of the record. It’s nearly impossible for me to write about them without bringing up nostalgia, and “Seven Sisters” is sporting some serious Italia ’90 vibes here… with Christian Maggio in the Gazza role and Gillian Gilbert’s twinkling, technicolor keys swapped for some stabbed, deep house chords. And though the influences are overt, Real Lies continue to sound like a band in their own lane in 2015. A group adept at balancing the music of their youth with a strong, personal voice, the result in a sound that feels both familiar and breathtakingly fresh.
