Photo by Jacques Feeney
After a series of singles building anticipation, MOSAICS have delivered with their debut EP, A Guiding Lie. Shared after recently appearing on a UK tour with Iglu & Hartly, the record was produced alongside George Lloyd-Owen, mixed by Luie Stylianou and mastered by Matt Colton.
The five tracks showcase their tastes for 90s rock, taking influence from the stadium-filling anthems of that era and bringing it into a lens shaped by today’s indie band scene.
The band starts with immediacy and energy on ‘Godspeed’, whilst setting the tone for soaring vocals, intricate layers of guitars rooted in a strong driving rhythm. ‘Heaven Knows’ adds some extra shimmer, which leads into the softer atmosphere of ‘A Thousand Faces’. Penultimate ‘Sing Me To Sleep’ wraps all these elements together into a track that lands with punchy weight, but is very emotional in arrangement. Finally, ‘Different People’ sees us out with a hazy, cinematic, credits roll moment.
In the words of singer and co-writer Owen Castillo, “A Guiding Lie, our debut EP, is a maturation of the sounds and themes we’ve been building towards for the past couple of years. It is an exploration of the isolation of modernity, the death of ambition and the universal lies we tell ourselves and each other to make sense of an uncaring world.”
Stu Smith, guitarist and co-writer, follows up, “We ultimately wanted to create an EP we felt was the sum of all our parts, songs that can stand the test of time that we can look back upon in years to come and still be proud of. Above all, we try to make music that anyone can connect with on a personal level, whatever their age or circumstance, attaching their own story to the lyrics and themes we write about.”
MOSAICS’ career to date has involved a string of TV sync placements, sold-out headline shows, and growing support across tastemaker platforms. The quartet has no intention of resting on its laurels, and this EP is a sure sign of a band progressing towards higher highs.
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