Maybe because of their formation, maybe coincidentally, SUNKIN harbour an organic but well-crafted soundscape full of musical nuances and thoughtful, musing lyricism. The Pond begins with almost church-like piano contrasted with subtle but defined percussive beats: it feels like someone has found an old, dusty gramophone recording and then remixed it. The musical content of the track feels simple, yet not simplistic, full of recurring harmony using motifs picked up in the mellow vocal lines from Joe. As the track progresses, guided by an instrumental break, The Pond builds into more rocky, anthemic style with pulsing electronic guitar riffs, interjections from harmonious strings and fluctuating drum beats from Hector. With the cries of “my love, i’ll fight” the song moves on from a captivating calm, to an infectious emotional energy before the texture empties to end the track as it started, with all ears on the deep vocal melodies.
Even with this debut release it is clear that SUNKIN know how to write music for a live audience, and how to make feel good songs without compromising on their musical integrity. The sound world of The Pond feels like Lewis Capaldi meets Hozier but with something intrinsically unique, and definitley SUNKIN about it.