Siblings by blood as well as brothers in post-punk, James Rollings and Jools Rollings are Peak Flow from Doncaster, UK. Like any good gothic band, they have dropped the single “Repetition” for a freaky Friday the 13th.
This track blasts by you as soon as you press start, not waiting to build up, like it desperately has somewhere to go. This is supported by the thundering rhythms and screaming synths in the chorus. The vocals are ever smooth even when pronouncing the death nell on a relationship, whilst the guitar is the warmth grounding everything.
Some relationships are like bashing your head against a brick wall. Same issues, same grievances and same pointless outcomes. This is the pain of “Repetition,” a song about the circular dance of groundhog days, leaving you feeling drained and miserable. It is an interesting dichotomy hearing the lyrics, which is the focal essence and the at odds music that is upbeat and racing ever forwards. The lads have created a music video in fractured black and white, underscoring the ideals of no control over being gas lit and lied to. There is definitely a Peak Flow sound that James and Jools are cultivating, which is dancing on the knife’s edge of darkness with catchy hooks. This is new, so have it on “Repetition.”
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