Black Heart, is Secret Sirens debut single, due for release on the 6th September. The Leeds based pop duo of Andrew Siron and Narelle Frances, have managed to produce a tense and progressive pop track, which is both dark and catchy in equal measure.
The first track of the single, the radio edit starts with huge, screaming electric guitar notes and thumping drum skins, before Narelles wonderful vocals open up over the plodding keyboards. The track rises and falls throughout, musically and vocally, shifting the depth, tempo and volume, from subtle to huge and back again.
This is more than a pop song, the musical excellence and atmosphere the track creates with the wonderful musical craft of Andrew Siron takes the track way beyond the norm and Narelles vocal range, flows over the musical arrangements, amplifying the already huge sound and delivering the equally large and emotion laced lyrics, with the energy and emotion that they require.
The production is fantastic, all the elements are fused together seamlessly and the effects and samples added although subtle, lift the track and put all the pieces together exactly how they should be.
The second track, the Blue Pilgrim Remix, is more of the same brilliance, only the great pop track, now becomes a pretty good dance track. The awesome guitar riff is now replaced with huge beats and techno rhythms; Narelle's voice is worked on too by the production team. This track would definitely sit well on any club dance floor, the keyboards and synths are fantastic, as is the sampling. Although the track loses its depth and intensity a little, it makes up for this in abundance with the catchy rhythm and huge background beats.
The Blue Pilgrim Remix may be a little 90s in sound, but so what. The 90s was a good decade for dance music and the radio edit is fantastic, it is as good as any modern pop song.
Narelle and Andrew demonstrate fantastic ability both musically and vocally, the subtle use of the many musical elements creates an intense sound. The production team at Soundmill Studios need credit also, the production on both edits is fantastic, from the ever so slight touches on the radio edit, which assist with the depth of the huge sound, to the heavy approach on the Blue Pilgrim Remix, which help to turn the track into a dance anthem, which could hold its own on any DJ set.
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The production is fantastic, all the elements are fused together seamlessly and the effects and samples added although subtle, lift the track and put all the pieces together exactly how they should be.
