If you keep your ear to the ground in new music circles, you’ll more than likely be aware of the hype bounding off New Zealand’s Thomston, the youngster who came to the attention of Lorde’s management and who in turn subsequently now act in representing the rising star.
As much as it is noticeable that Thomston is known for putting in consummate performances, it is also acutely recognisable much of the alternative sound direction comes Lorde’s same stable of guidance.
Whilst, Thomston’s alt R’n’B vocal allure is not to be brought into question, neither is the newcomer’s accomplishment of providing contemplative narratives within his songwriting efforts, since these skills which Thomston readily possesses surpass in talent beyond his years.
When it comes to the sonic setting in which Thomston is seen to deliver these ideas though, it is one I consider more as becoming rife by association with the tendencies of hopping on a sound trend concentrated of replicating the broody DNA patterns of introspectively leaning melodies, which is dangerously inclined as appearing to be a route which is becoming over worked and stale.
With the above in mind, this forms an explanation as to why I haven’t yet chosen to feature Thomston before now. And I’m not just saying this to cover my tracks, I knew there would come the day when I would feel it necessary to leap into action and that day has arrived with the unleashing of the poignant track “Expiry Date”.
Describing ‘Expiry Date‘, Thomston writes: “When i released my first EP I was a nervous wreck. I couldn’t sleep and I didn’t eat much. So my manager booked me a day in studio, told me to turn off my wifi and focus on making a song to take my mind off things. ‘Expiry Date’ is all the things about this job that terrifies me. It’s the idea that pop stars have a shelf-life, the prospect of losing everything you worked for, but it’s also a promise to everyone on my team that i will work as hard as I can.”
I don’t know whether it’s the sense of complete evocative realness which is transcending from the track that has won my favour or maybe it is merely that Thomston has notched up a level in his complete artistry.
Either way I’m finding “Expiry Date” masterful in its excellence.
Thomston’s “Backbone EP” is now on Itunes