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Spirits Of Saturn – ‘Transfigured’

‘Perhaps I used to be in love with you, possibly I wasn’t…’ begins ‘Transfigured’ by Spirits Of Saturn. It units the tone for a monitor that lives in a barely liminal, summary realm of affection, unsure and fantastical unexpectedly. Mixed with all of the scrumptious synths you could possibly need, it’s a fairly compelling mixture. 

Spirits Of Saturn are a UK-based band – eagle-eyed readers could recognise one among their members from Superorganism. That is their third single after their 2023 debut, which gained them some enviable reside slots and spot.

“Transfigured is a hovering synth-pop tune stuffed with hooks, drenched in melancholy euphoria.”

‘No matter it was, I hope that it was true’, muse the considerate lyrics on a misplaced love, including ‘it received’t be lengthy til the consequences have handed’. There’s some beautiful imagery with strains like ‘I used to be part of your fantasy, we had a membership to the films’, which often border on the unusual akin to within the memorable refrain, ‘right here lies, all coated with flies, my world, transfigured’. The melodies are so cascading it takes the sting off. 

The manufacturing combines glowing riffs with heat harmonies, and layers of glowing synths, topped off with sharp beats and thrumming bass to create one thing each chill and epic. There’s a great deal of 80s affect right here – Easy Minds and Pet Store Boys come to thoughts – however with extra fashionable disco-esque touches too, harking back to Daftpunk. At 5 minutes it’s a tad lengthy, nevertheless it’s a monitor that may make you need to press replay. 

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Phrases Eden Tredwell