We recently featured The Rapports for their introspective and polished single, Wanna Be, so we were thrilled to hear that the band had just dropped a new release!

Setting the vibe with an indie Britpop vibe, The Rapports open their latest single, Alive with the playful narrative-driven lyrics, “We get up at dawn, stretching and yawn, under my arms you try to go, sleep in til ten, roll over again, watching the sun shine through the cracks…”

The song expands to takes us on an intimate and romantic journey with the infectious hook, “I feel a li -li-li-li-live…”. The song as a whole is upbeat, vivid, full of awe and optimism and about “feeling alive, being in love, and being in love with the world”. A much needed respite in this day and age!

The band says “it’s time to whack on that suntan lotion, drive to the beach with this super catchy track turned up as loud as it will go. Bring on the summer!” and we couldn’t agree more!

We love the sonic landscape that the rising band from Brighton has created, along with the message and intention of the track. The song also comes with an uplifting music video featuring a great performance from the band on Brighton beach!

Alive is the second single release from The Rapports‘ debut album Taking Off due this Summer, and we have added the song to our New Music Spotlight playlist!

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Setting the tone with refined guitars, rockstar baddies The Rapports open their new single, Wanna Be with the introspective lyrics, “How many times can you go blind? I’ll take you to the places we’ve left behind…”

With vibrant production, we love the band’s frequency of story telling and the extent they have gone to in order to release a polished single and video.

Wanna Be is an exquisite taste of the brand of indie rock that The Rapports have to offer, with punchy melodies, electric riffs and a pulsating rhythm. The narrative is a story of how the band want to make it. We are particularly moved by the epic guitar solo in the song!

The high production music vide, features the band working in a factory juxtaposed with vibrant and hypnotising red toned performance scenes. The band deliver great acting and emotive expressions throughout the clip, not to mention the wigs, iconic.

The Rapports is a four piece Indie Rock band from Brighton, south east of England who wear their love of 90’s and 00’s Brit Pop and Indie proudly on their sleeves. Formed in 2016 during songwriter and singer Thomas Skilton’s days at art school studying sculpture, the band play to packed hometown crowds, counting performances at the Great Escape Festival and supporting Cast to a sold out audience at Komedia as highlights. More recently, at the end of 2021 they hit the road with Creeping Jean for their autumn UK tour and pass through Southampton, Liverpool, Manchester, Brighton and Sheffield.

The band cite influences including The Kinks, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, The Walkmen, The Libertines, and of course The Strokes. Their debut album is due in Autumn 2022 and in the meantime, you can stream their existing discography and explore more on our New Music Spotlight playlist.

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