Photo by Ben Jones
Forming an industry base with incredible pace, six-piece Fruit has bitten down and caught ears across the UK. With radio coverage from FUSE FM and Atomic Youth, performances at Band on the Wall and Windmill Brixton, their presence continues to grow with the clawing power of the new track ‘Racehorse Deathwatch’.
The single opens with a firm punk-tinged drum rhythm, swiftly covered by steady distorted screams from the guitars and dark, poetic lyricism from the front. There are moments of brightness, but the track is rooted in a gloomy outlook. It’s uneasy and experimental but grips you with a sense of morbid curiosity. Untethered, unstoppable and fierce, it’s a fire of sound, with objects being thrown into the blaze and erupting. Fruit show themselves to be completely unique, and an exciting new prospect.
Josh, Fruit’s lead singer, explains, “’Racehorse Deathwatch’ is our fourth single. The track was recorded in a day at Hackney Road Studios with acclaimed producer Shuta Shinoda (Ghostpoet, Spiritualized. Mastered by John Webber at Air Tight Studios (MF Doom, Echo & the Bunnymen).
Thematically focussed on punishment and retribution, the lyrics are in part inspired by the work of poet Samuel Taylor-Coleridge and Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov. Musically, the track is inspired by bands such as 37500 Yens, Faraquet and Slint. Throughout the song time signature changes are disguised by angular, dissonant guitars. The end product is a claustrophobic and heavy-hitting 4 minutes with stern overarching message: ‘Never kick a gift horse in the mouth’.”
Check out ‘Racehorse Deathwatch’ here…
