Island., by Daytime TV (2024)

“Island” is an EP centred around escapism and defiance. Moving against the things that slow us down and chip away at us. Releasing ourselves from “the way you’re meant to do things” in 2024 and being free both in our minds and in our music. ‘Island’ represents a dreamlike state or place where you can go that none of these factors can get to you. You feel no fear. Negative or toxic influences are silenced. Your wildest dreams and aspirations become your reality. Waves of anxiety that would previously crush you cannot reach you. Ultimately it’s a place where you take control.

Musically we feel like we’ve done exactly that. Although we weren’t alive in the 80s, all four of us have a love for the sounds from that era and they somehow feel nostalgic to us. We wanted to inject some of those influences into a sound that otherwise felt forefront and futuristic. The mix of old and new is what excited us. It’s a mad process making sounds that you’ve not heard before because you have no reference point but the last thing we wanted to do was to sound like just another band. Producer Ross Hamilton has been an amazing collaborator with us on this. If you have a wild idea, he somehow knows exactly how to achieve the sound you have in your head, so you don’t spend days searching for “the right thing”. If it feels right, it’s right. Nothing has ever felt more musically right for us as a band. To us, the songs feel unique and exciting, yet nostalgic. We feel like the songs within ‘Island’ can be a sanctuary for people who want to let their minds fly unencumbered and free from the shackles of modern life.

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