Symbol Soup has shared debut album ‘Slow Puncture’ in full.
The songwriter hails from Milton Keynes, and spent his adolescence absorbing American pop culture – TV shows, music… you name it.
Building a lens to view the world through, Symbol Soup emerged from this myriad of influences. Sharing a flurry of sketches, ideas, and fully fledged songs, the musician teams with cult London based label Sad Club Records for this new full length project.
Out now, ‘Slow Puncture’ is a beautifully rounded album, reminiscent of Elliott Smith at times in its personal revelation. An absorbing song cycle, lead track ‘Dark Horse’ has received the full video treatment, and it’s a neat point of entrance.
“As a basically quiet person, I’ve been called a ‘dark horse’ many times and it’s a really confusing compliment” the songwriter explains. “It’s typically well intentioned, but for me creates this feeling of otherness and of being misunderstood.”
He adds: “It also has a lot to do with being a ‘musician.’ When I wrote it I was working in a small music venue and playing in 5ish bands, so I was overexposed to the live circuit! The underground music community is a funny phenomenon – a lot of talented people working part-time low-wage jobs, and the prevailing narrative is that someone in the industry will eventually take a gamble on them and they’ll win big! If that hasn’t happened yet, you’re relying on a lot of people around you to suspend disbelief. I thought the horse races were a good metaphor for this situation.”
Tune in now.
