Poppy Fardell has had a busy
year – having had the beginning on 2022 curtailed somewhat by various issues,
she has come storming back with very well received live performances and a
string of single releases. I asked Poppy
about releasing a new single every two weeks – her reply? “Making up for lost time” The increase in frequency is certainly not
matched by a decrease in quality, each single has been as good as the one
before – Good Girl, Beer Budget, All Over Again, Double Denim and now her
latest release Background Picture.
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If you were at Country In
The Afternoon on Sunday you will have heard the first live performance of this
song, but compared to the finished studio version, that was just a (brilliant)
teaser! With a full band, a thumping
drum track and Tim Prottey-Jones producing, the final version is a polished
recording and confirms that whether in a studio or on stage, Poppy is very much a rising star of the UK Country scene.
The song itself is about moving
on from a relationship – a Country Music staple – but rather than being
downbeat and melancholy, Background Picture is upbeat, on the pop side
of country. Instead of conjuring up
images of moping around and mourning a love, Poppy is clearly moving on and happy
with her life. It is so refreshing to
hear a song that takes a potentially sad situation but deals with it in a way
that makes you want to dance around your kitchen – with your friends, swigging
from the bottle and finally closing that chapter!
Even if you’re not in your
kitchen, and you haven’t got a bottle, you will be tapping your feet when
listening to this positive, feel good (but definitely Country) song. Close the chapter, put down the picture, pick
up your wine and join Poppy in moving on and moving up!
Background
Picture, the new single from Poppy Fardell is available to
download and stream from Friday 25 November.
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