The track is the fourth release from the fledgling Bristol outfit
Sapphire Blues are a Bristol trio who are quietly carving out a name for themselves with their raw-edged brand of raucuous indie rock. Now four tracks into their fledgling journey, their sound seems to be really taking shape.
The latest of these releases is ‘Church of England’, an energetic and restless track about their local pub. The track seems to develop and grow sporadically as it progresses, making little subtle changes to its fierce guitar riffs as it shifts in tempo. There is a really unique personality to this sound that all good guitar rock bands tend to need to stand out, and their sharp punk edge just provides them with that bit of grit to really leave a lasting impression.
Frontman, Sam Lance Jones, recounts: “Church of England was written towards the end of lockdown when the re-opening of the public house was in sight, inspired by those washed-out days we endured, with Nietzsche’s ‘God is Dead’ statement – the realisation that no great metaphysical force governed human life and created a set meaning – reverberating round our warehouse rehearsal room.”
