{"id":5956,"date":"2016-03-11T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-video-premiere-brightr-incredible\/"},"modified":"2016-03-11T13:00:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T13:00:37","slug":"already-heard-video-premiere-brightr-incredible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/already-heard-video-premiere-brightr-incredible\/","title":{"rendered":"Already Heard Video Premiere: Brightr –\u00a0Incredible Pens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today Brightr<\/b> (Laurie Cottingham) releases his debut full-length \u2018Year One\u2019<\/i>. It sees Cottingham over twelve tracks share a range of deep and honest thoughts. Throughout his delivery is humble and reflective with the end result being a satisfying set of acoustic-driven songs that demand your attention.<\/p>\n

To mark its release, we\u2019ve teamed up with Brightr<\/b> to premiere the video for ‘Year One\u2019<\/i>\u2019s closing track – ‘Incredible Pens.\u2019<\/i> It showcases Cottingham\u2019s occasional upbeat style with his warm, heartfelt vocals. Here\u2019s what Laurie had to say about the track and video:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I wrote ‘Incredible Pens\u2019 the vast majority of ‘Year One\u2019 was complete, and as such I knew the direction the album was taking, but in some weird sick way I wanted to change the pace for a singular moment with this song and throw out the ’emo\u2019 rulebook. In the studio things just got a bit silly (but intentionally so) and we found ourselves adding ‘ba bas\u2019, shakers, trumpets, claps and a synth solo\u2026from which it grew in to one of my favourite songs from the album.<\/i><\/p>\n

Thematically the song is about my frustration at “social media politics\u201d and the purveyors of strong opinions online who fail to do anything actively. Instead choosing to flit between argumentative and attention seekingly depressive\/hyper happy, whilst believing that their views on the world and others is genuinely the most important. <\/i><\/p>\n

The story behind the video is much simpler. I recently returned home from a European tour with my good friend Elliot (Left Out<\/a>) where we attempted to film lots of weird and wonderful things to make a tour video. I thought I\u2019d use some footage to cut a video together, but upon viewing said footage back I realised there wasn\u2019t a great amount that I could use. Sooooo, in classic Brightr fashion I had a brainwave, at that moment I was also thinking about what to cook for dinner\u2026 vegetarian enchiladas. I thought, brilliant\u2026at that wondrous moment the two things collided in my head; music video, dinner, music video cooking my dinner! Yes! Throw in a few Ainsley Harriot dance moves and there you go!\u201c<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

‘Year One\u2019<\/i> by Brightr<\/b> is out now on Flix Records<\/b> and No Reason Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Brightr<\/b> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Already Heard Presents: Brightr and Anna\u2019s Anchor UK & Ireland Tour:<\/b>
\nApril
\n6th Bru Bar, Cork
\n7th Upstairs @ Roisin Dubh, Dublin
\n8th The Stormy Teacup, Limerick
\n9th The Scene, Swansea
\n10th Mothers Ruin, Bristol
\n11th The Quadrant, Brighton
\n13th Hinds House, Leeds
\n14th Little Buildings, Newcastle
\n15th Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh
\n16th The 13th Note, Glasgow
\n17th Downstairs @ Fibber Magees, Dublin
\n18th S & G, Manchester*
\n*Brightr only<\/p>\n

Have a new video or song you\u2019d like to premier on Already Heard<\/b>? If so contact S\u00eaan Reid<\/a> to find out more.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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