Rising British indie-rock act The Manatees continue to make their presence felt on the music scene this week, with the much anticipated release of their new EP ‘Different State Of Mind’.
Made up of 5 arresting tracks, the impactful collection sees the band delve into the complexities of relationships, insecurities, and the emotions that arise as a result of dealing such feelings, to produce an accomplished body of work that serves to showcase their ever growing progression in musicianship.
As well as featuring previous releases ‘Call You A Criminal’, ‘Get What You Want’, and ‘Buttercup’, the extended play also includes the groups latest single ‘Best Of Me’ – an energetic, alternative pop/rock bop that serves as the trio’s most experimental track yet.
The Manatees – Best Of Me (Live from Humm Studios)
In a press release the band say of the project: “‘Different State of Mind’ is us coming-of-age. It explores the emotions we experience when we’re learning to navigate life. Love, insecurity, frustration, exhaustion, vulnerability and distance are all themes that stretch across the EP – it’s fizzy, dark and energetic.”
“We recorded it in Liverpool with Tarek Musa (Nina Nesbitt, The Big Moon, Gengahr). Tarek has energy pulsing through his veins, it’s woven into his DNA and we were incredibly lucky to have part of his sound imprinted on this project.”
“We consider ourselves a live band, so having a feeling of excitement throughout the tracks is incredibly important to us – it made this partnership so amazing. The EP is an evolution of the sound we’ve been working on for the last couple of years. We’re continuing to spend more time tinkering with synthesisers, samples and vocoders, but fuzzy riffs and hooky choruses are still at the core of who we are.”
‘Different State Of Mind’ is available to download / stream via Fierce Panda here