Louise and the Pins
Louise and the Pins return with their spellbinding new single ‘Bell Jar’, released April 9th on Chess Club.
It’s not often that a song has the ability to provoke such powerfully conflicting emotions, but this understated ode penned by Louise Hull and produced by David Odlum, manages to do just that. In fact, it does more. It gets you right in the gut.
Conveying a heart-rending message about love, loss and the pain of experience, Louise re-imagines the torch song for a modern audience and admits that ‘Bell Jar’ is a 'very personal' track. But there’s solace to be found; 'Don’t be understood; keep your torch held high,' she sings of the light at the end of the tunnel.
On the B-side there’s ‘Falsest Start’ - fleshed out by her signature backing vocalists whose dulcet tones add layers to a song which takes a more dramatic instrumental turn than its counterpart.
Carried along by a slow-burning build-up and a jagged guitar solo - which peters off as the song draws to a close - it’s the perfect complement to ‘Bell Jar’.
Louise and the Pins have already made an imprint on the live scene, having played with the likes of Martha Wainwright and Laura Marling. Many touring plans are ahead of them this year including their first Headline London show on the April 4th at St Pancras Church.
This single follows from their bluesy, Americana clad debut AA single ‘Melancholy/Beauty Strange’.
Wakefield born Louise Hull describes her sound as rockabilly, with a strong torch singer element: 'I want to bring people into my world I want to hurt their hearts and I want to create music that makes people feel something; real music.'