Belfast’s Gush Release Feel Good Hit of the Summer Single ‘Your World’ – (Irish Grunge/Alt Rock)
Gush have steadily been making a name for themselves as one of Belfast’s brightest ones to watch. Having released their debut EP ‘Exposure Therapy’ in 2024 and follow up single ‘Like That’ earlier this year, the band have found acclaim from both fans and critics alike. Earning the band radio play on BBC Precious Metal, being championed by Dan Hegarty on RTE2FM, Radio Nova 100, Total Rock Radio, Code Zero Radio and as Alex Novas’s Hot Pick on Emerging Rock Bands Radio, alongside coverage from Hot Press, Ragged Cast, Golden Plec, Genuine Irish, First Music Contact, Pure M Zine, Chordblossom and being one of Turn Up The Volume’s Top 20 Tracks of June ’24. As well as headline slots at Belfast’s iconic Empire and playing GazeFest and Girls With Guts festival. The band have taken this momentum and channelled it all into their new single ‘Your World’. A departure from their grungy angsty songs, ‘Your World’ offers up a garage-pop radio friendly unit shifter.
Gush – ‘Your World’ (Spotify Link)
‘Electrifying’ – Hot Press
‘Your World’ finds the band embracing their garage rock and pop influences alongside their usual desert grunge. As though The Stooges tied The Kinks to their jeep while Brody Dalle’s Spinnerette drove through the desert with The Hives soundtracking the whole sordid scene. The song writing here is sharp and conceise with a focus on dynamics and melody. Chelsea’s vocals have never sounded more confident alongside some blistering guitar hooks from Robbie.
When it came time to record the band returned to Jonny Woods (1980 Something Studios/Wynona Bleach). Having already established a musical vocabulary on previous single ‘Like That’ this allowed the band to further refine their sound and make the bold step into more pop focused territory. Pre-production sessions with Jonny allowed the band to hone the song into what we hear today. The result is a thunderous stomp; Rab’s gnarly fuzzed out bass provides a melodic heart beat while Darren’s insistent drums push the song forward, twin guitars from Robbie and Chelsea know exactly when to pull back and when to lean into speaker shredding distortion, giving Chelsea’s vocals space in the verse before pummelling us in the chorus.
‘Hole fronted by Stevie Nicks’ – Uber Rock
Chelsea’s vocals drip with effortless cool attitude, layers of harmonies and larynx splitting background vocals help add depth to the song. Slacker cool verses explode into a flannel soaked sneer in the chorus as Chelsea intones “Let me be your lap dog, let me be your girl, let me be your pain, I wanna be your whole world’. Lyrics that deal with unrequited obsession and how this fixation can drive you to crazy, unhinged places, this is reflected in the hysterical laughing that bookend the choruses.
‘Furious spit and sneer reminiscent of Courtney Love’ – Turn Up The Volume
When it came time to create the visual language for the single, the band turned to longtime collaborator Ebony Alexander. Shot while taking promo photos around Belfast’s iconic Palm House in Botanic Gardens, Ebony captured Chelsea in a candid quiet moment. The band had brought umbrellas expecting rain, uncharacteristically sunny weather meant they weren’t needed but we see Chelsea spinning hers amongst the lush gardens, lost in a thought.
‘One of Belfast’s most exciting prospects’ – Chordblossom
‘Your World’ shows another, more accessible side of Gush, albeit one that has always been there, as razor sharp melodies are a constant throughout their back catalogue. Dialling down the fuzz here helps highlight the vocals but doesn’t diminish the power of the band. Further expanding their sonic palette allows the band to take strides in different directions however, they promise they’ll be back to their usual moody, angsty selves soon.
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