Pistol Daisys have emerged as Glasgow’s next alt-pop hopes, with early singles ‘Whisky & Wine’, ‘Saint Glasgow’ and ‘Crying In Marseille’ leading to comparisons ranging from CHVRCHES to Abba. Now the rising trio present fresh evidence of their growing powers as they share the new single ‘Bury Me’. Listen HERE.
An earworm of an ‘80-styled synth-pop melody gives ‘Bury Me’ its first addictive spark, before Pistol Daisys deconstruct the track into a sparse, pulse-like beats as dual frontwomen Belly Rachel and Lorna Lynne share lyrics of all-encompassing romantic and sexual infatuation. Creative production from drummer Lewis Kelly powers up thunderous loud/quiet/loud dynamics to bring a modernist edge yet ‘Bury Me’ also reveals that the band’s strengths lie in the classic traits of instantly memorable hooks and appealingly instantaneous melodies.
In the space of just a handful of releases, Pistol Daisys have shown that alt-pop is the core that provides the groundwork into multiple other genres. ‘Whisky & Wine’ and ‘Saint Glasgow’ coloured their central style with elements that hinted at Abba’s bright pop and the folk-rock cool of Fleetwood Mac. But they rarely stay in one lane for long, as shown by the way in which ‘Crying In Marseille’ danced into disco-tinged rock and ‘Honey!’ stepped into the dark-pop scene like an unholy hybrid of Blondie and Nine Inch Nails.
Spiky pop with bittersweet lyric themes are the things that first drew the trio together. Belly Rachel met Lorna Lynne at an open mic night in Glasgow shortly after relocating from Malaysia. They met Lewis Kelly when he was the studio engineer at one of their first recording sessions, and they shared such a natural creative vibe that they were compelled to unite their talents as Pistol Daisys. It is a name which was inspired by Natalie Leigh’s indie novel ‘Pistol Daisy’ that also neatly encapsulates their beautiful yet sometimes sinister aesthetic.
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