Single Review - When You Were Mine - The Rising

 

It is fair to say that The Rising aren’t the biggest UK Country act, but it is definitely true that they are one of the hardest working.  Throughout Lockdown, Chantelle and Chris have not stopped, recording and releasing new music almost every six weeks plus a regular livestream show - RisingTV

Whilst illness did interfere with the release schedule, the duo have been looking ahead to an album release funded by a kickstarter campaign, and they are now releasing their first single from that album, and their first of the this year.

The Rising are never shy of a debate about the world of the Independent artist, and they are certainly not afraid to push boundaries – their music release strategy is testament to this, and their livestream showed that they can embrace new ways of working and indeed thinking.

This is also demonstrated in the new single – When You Were Mine.  “Fiercely proud” to be DIY artists (Chris is an experienced sound engineer) the single was recorded, produced and mixed in their own studio but, thanks in part to the new way of working imposed by Covid, the Drums, were tracked by Chris Brush in Nashville, while the track was Mastered by Pete Maher (U2, Rolling Stones, The Killers, Snow Patrol and many more). 

Over the last two years we have seen so many artists unable to record in the traditional way and therefore tracks being worked on remotely – in a positive way that seems to have resulted in collaborations that we might not have previously seen and is likely to be a trend for the future.

The song itself is on the love song spectrum – a one night stand with your best friend.  With a heavy guitar track reminiscent of 90s rock there is a certain looking back feel to this.  Many of us will be transported back to those house parties when you wake up in the morning remembering (or not) what happened!  Chantelle’s vocals reflect the genre, showing that she can adapt to suit the vibe of a specific release.  Fast paced, its is a little more rock than Country, but it has story telling and will sound great blasting from a stage.

You can catch The Rising in person this summer at not one but three major festivals – Buckle and Boots (paddock stage) Tennessee Fields (main stage) and the British Country Music Festival.

 

When You Were Mine, the new single from The Rising is available to download and stream from all major platforms from Friday 20 May.

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