T.R. Burge & The Temple Drop An Emotionally Driving New Single
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T.R. Burge & The Temple just dropped a debut single that comes through with a certain gracefulness in its performance, lush and flowing aesthetics and soundscapes, and this sort of sense of spiritual deepening.
This track is something that would be considered a little bit of an edgy or gothic Americana approach, based on folk, but bringing this heavily cinematic backbone along with it.
"Eagle Fly" boasts a full band sound, but with additional string sections that really had a lot of depth and even more emotion to the song, bringing gorgeous melodic drive and really creating an atmosphere that you fall right into.
This song gives me classic rock sort of vibes. The way the drumming is performed and recorded, the way the song builds up and sort of swells into something bigger, all of it makes me think of filmic classic rock.
You have what sounds like cellos floating in the background of the song, creating this ether, while the higher tone string starts slowly fading in; the acoustic guitar is soft but crisp, and the vocals are warm but touch on this sort of intense topic.
This track feels like it's about a heavy-handed, emotionally driving struggle.
It's about a darkness that we have to overcome, realizing that there's more beyond that. Sometimes we go through dark periods in our lives, and it's really difficult to get past them.
You have to realize that you can get past them.
The song talks about how we feel inside, what lurks beneath our surface, and what happens when we let it come out.
It's about how we feel like the world or something is challenging us. Something is fighting against us, and we have to push past it to move forward.
Of course, it's easier said than done, but I love the way that this song articulates it because it's half metaphorical.
The lyrics are built in a way that you can connect with it, and although I interpreted it this way, others may take it a little differently. There is absolutely a dark overtone to this track, and it comes through with a certain sadness.
There is light at the end of the tunnel; you can hear the changes in progressions. The melodies lift at certain points, and the mood shifts.
The choruses are so robust. Beautiful vocal harmonies coat the song and that hook sort of stays with you for hours or even days after the song has ended.
Looking inside yourself to find something powerful is difficult for us to do at times. Sometimes we need to do that to go on. This song serves as an important reminder that we can get past the dark times. We just have to try. We just have to be there.
As I mentioned earlier, this is how I took the song. Every listener may have a different take on it based on their personality or what they've been through. For me, the sentiment was loud and clear.
This was a song I connected with pretty quickly, and I feel like other people will as well.
As the song unfolds, new instruments come into play. A boisterous organ comes in during the second verse and adds even more of that Gothic underbelly to the feel of everything. It works amazingly as well because it makes the song more intense.
This is a pretty powerful track. It's got an impactful approach and sound to it that lingers.
There's a great spaciousness and sort of ambience to it as well, that really lets the song come through with depth and layers. A lot of the instruments click like puzzle pieces, but the whole thing is an amazing mood.
For me, it got really intense, and the song hung on to me for a long time.
I think some of that spaciousness is why I feel like it's got that cinematic feel. It's all about emotion.
I love how the vocal and instrumental performances, along with the songwriting, all come together to push that emotional threshold as far as it can.
It's something that you can feel in your bones when you listen to the song.
This was a wonderfully woven piece of work, and as far as I can tell, it's a glimpse of something bigger on its way.
I think it helps that he will be dropping at some point in the near future, and if it's more of this, then I can't wait for it.
This single also has an accompanying music video that showcases live performance visuals, and it's really amazing to watch while you listen to the track.
I suggest watching the video the first time you listen.
Otherwise, listen to this song with headphones on so you can really soak in all of those tones that are coming in.
This song will swallow you up, so be ready for it.
Upon listening to it, we wanted to have a sit-down with the band to find out where it actually did come from and what is upcoming.
So, take a read through of our interview with T.R. Burge & The Temple below, and remember where you heard it first.
Where did this release come from and what is it all about?
The release is the opening track to our upcoming album. In a way, it’s a summation of what is to come within the record. It represents a journey. A beginning point before a period of darkness and an experience of the underworld. There is a layered story and interwoven experiences of grief and loss within the band and the record.
Did you have an outside producer on this track, or was it all you?
The Track was produced by Martin.J.Fielder at Klangbild studios in Berlin. Martin was sometimes drinking in the same bar I was spending time in in Berlin. He was a cool and mythical-like figure to me, always dressed in black and sitting quietly, keeping himself to himself. I was aware he was a producer and working with Crime & The City Solution at the time. Via the encouragement of friends and inspired by the scene in film 24hr party people where Ian Curtis approaches Tony Wilson, one night I went over and put some earphones on his head and said listen to this, it was an early demo of mine. He asked if it was me singing. I said yes and he said to email him the next day, giving me his contact details. I did and that began a whole chain of events leading to here.
Are you performing live right now?
We have performed recently at home in Manchester and have some gigs later in the year. The plan is to do a bigger tour once the record is out.
Love the video! Was that all one take?
Our journey with the record has spanned a number of years and been between Manchester and Berlin. These 2 cities are a big part of our identity as a band and within our music. Director and filmmaker Emily Jade Hagen does all of our videos. She’s been with us since the start. I originally met her in Berlin where she was living at the time but she’s originally from Manchester so gets everything we are doing. The footage in the Eagle Fly video actually spans 3 years. It comes from different points in our creative journey. We have lots of footage in the studio in Berlin and some is from a recent live show in Salford also.
Do you enjoy performing live as much as the recording and writing process?
For me they are all parts of the same thing. They of course require different areas of focus but ultimately inform each other. I love all this stuff. My band are also really great musicians, I think they really enjoy playing anywhere anyhow. Ha I may be corrected on that.
How did this all start for you as a band and as a songwriter?
The band came together through chance events when I made the decision on a rainy Monday night to get on the train to Liverpool and play a songwriters' open mic night at The Cavern bar. That’s how I 1 st connected with Aninka (Violin) and then Pete (Drums). Fred (Bass) came later, I saw him play at The Moth Club in London and instantly knew he should be in the band. I approached him after his show and it started from there. Songwriting for me is something I’ve always done, since being a teenager but I played guitar in a lot of bands over the years too, I love bands. In this record it went deeper, there are lots of reasons for that but it pulls from abstract spaces and other art forms as well as life events internally and externally. Place is also very important to me in songwriting.
Are you already working on anything new at the moment?
The main energy at the moment is on getting our music out into the world. The record took 3 years to make, we are looking forward to sharing it with people.
What would you say people can expect from this record?
A journey into the Abyss. But we’ll bring you back too.
There are such incredible approaches on this release. Who are some of your biggest musical influences?
Thankyou. Well, my band and their musical sensibilities are all so important on this record, as well as Martin our producer. But from a songwriting point of view Townes Van Zandt, John Cale, The Velvet Underground, Old Acoustic Blues such as Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie Johnson, Crime & The City Solution.
What's next for you now?
Playing shows, releasing the record and excitement in hearing peoples’ reactions to our music.
Before we go, is there anything you'd like to express to fans and listeners?
Just thanks for taking the time to check it out.
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