AFTER making a rousing return with the pulse-quickening ‘Strangers’ last month, Edinburgh’s prolific duo Man Of Moon are back with another new single ‘When We Were Young’.
While ‘Strangers’ was a fine example of the band’s ability to bridge the worlds of rock and electronica, the new track leans further into their rock influences than ever before – big grungy sounding guitars dominate the mix over stomping rhythms and a dark, fuzzy layer of feedback to create a track brimming with atmosphere and passion.
“It’s a coming of age tune” the band tell us, an uplifting message to send back to their younger selves at a time of change and uncertainty. “In time I’ll see who I really am”, Bainbridge sings over the towering instrumental with a charge of defiant optimism.
He tells us “It’s a song about reaching that age of late teens/early twenties when you lose touch with your close pals. It’s about growing up and figuring out who you are and is a message to my friend’s and myself at the time. It’s one of the louder, grungier tracks on the album. We are both big fans of late 80’s/ early 90’s grunge plus some Scottish prog rock bands and I think these influences shine through in WWWY”
Man Of Moon’s debut album ‘Dark Sea’ will be released on 25th September. Pre-order HERE.
