Muddy Elephant - When In Rome


Muddy Elephant - The name jumped out to me as I was scrolling the infinite list of "Who To Follow" on my twitter feed. As a guy who listens to a lot of music I'm always in the market for a fresh voice or band to lighten the mundane 40 minute commute into central for work and these guys tick most of my boxes. Making noise in the north west of England the four piece have released a string of singles available on all streaming services and have sold out shows in Manchester as well as numerous support acts. 

New single When In Rome to be released July 9th is a catchy indie pop track that is made for a summer of good BBQ food, road trips and fun weekends on the beach - lets hope the weather holds out! There's a real kind of Blossoms vibe to the opening of this track that doesn't muck about and really lets you know that this is going to be energetic fast paced and fun.

The track is about falling in love, packing up your bags and running away on holiday - possibly to Rome?  but really the destination doesn't matter as long as you're having fun and this is exactly what this song tells you to do. A summer of being young, in love and being spontaneous are what memories are made of, embrace it.

Check out When In Rome July 9th on all streaming services but while you're waiting have a scroll through the guys back catalogue. Alice is a real stand out track for me and really shows some versatility within this relatively new band. They defiantly have a knack for producing catchy tunes and they're a band I'll be following closely for future work. 

All the best

AB        

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