Indie quartet Black Lounge share their new single, ‘Welcome Home’ - the first track from their upcoming debut EP.
The four piece operate in a space that feels like the halfway house between the raw emotions of Wunderhorse and the stylish anthemics of Arctic Monkeys. After building a grassroots buzz with a handful of self-released tracks, ‘Welcome Home’ is their first release under a deal with Right Tracks Recordings, the new label from Chrysalis founder Chris Wright.
The intro of ‘Welcome Home’ suggests it’s going to be emotional singer-songwriter fare… at least until the band crashes into a vehement wall-of-sound. Playing with dynamics in a way that recalls early Radiohead or Muse, they also hit upon a hook built for pints-in-the-air main stage festival singalongs. And between George Grant’s commanding voice – mostly full-belt power, sometimes cracking under the weight of its passion – and Ben Gulik’s’ searing lead guitar, they sound like a band fully formed and poised to step up.
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George says, “‘Welcome Home’ to me is about being stuck in the same routine everyday. living life on repeat & having little satisfaction. Not even home feels like it should anymore. It is a hopeful song though.”
‘Welcome Home’ is just one facet of the sounds that Black Lounge will introduce on their debut EP. Their other songs span the sonic spectrum, from tender slowburning introspection to boisterous indie-pop. It makes for a bigger introduction to a band who will naturally appeal to the resurgence in early 2000s British indie sounds.
Formed by George in Essex in 2024, ‘Welcome Home’ starts a bold new era for Black Lounge with a whole new line-up now completed by new additions Ben (guitar), James Ladds (bass) and Jack Cassidy (drums). Now possessing everything to take them to far bigger stages, this new-look Black Lounge will build upon previous highlights including ongoing BBC Introducing support, multiple sold-out London gigs, and a sold-out FOMO Festival set alongside The Molotovs and The Clause.
