The track is the first in a string of new singles set for release by the band
On their new single ‘Kindness’, Danish–Dutch trio Subterranean Street Society continue to showcase the fuzzy and grungy appeal that has won them over so many admirers over the past few years, a track that unfolds like a diary full of thoughts and ideas that singer Louis made with his Irish friend Stevie through Malin Head, the most northern point of Ireland.
Originally born as a traditional folk song, the wider band brought the track to life in their image with their signature hard-edged instrumentation and vibrant appeal, and it makes for a release that is bursting with urgency and a dynamic cutting edge throughout. It makes for a release that feels as raw and authentic as anything we have heard anytime recently, coming from a very real place and with the emotion-flecked vocals and the vigour and excited energy of somebody who has lived and breathed such rarefied air.
“We immersed ourselves in Irish folklore during that trip.” Louis says. “Stories about spirits, death, and fate. All of it felt very close to the surface there. At the same time, Glen Hansard’s ‘Say It To Me Now’ was on repeat, almost like a travelling companion. That song and the honesty in it seeped into the writing of ‘Kindness’.”
