Melancholic, emotive, climactic and forceful, the different elements of ‘the avenue’ come together to tell a broader narrative. Moments of tense soundscapes are played against loving realism, harnessing the power of punchy chords and using vocal harmony to bring beauty and depth.

As the protagonist emerges, guitar melodies show the other side of the glass, weaving among descending bass lines and drums. Led by empowered choruses and an indie glow, the final instrumental section ties everything together, before allowing a back-to-basics settling that rounds a stirring slice of storytelling.

Luke, lead songwriter alongside band member Alex, shares, “I think The Avenue was a big step for the band in terms of songwriting. We usually stick to the classic song structure. We didn’t start writing the song thinking we’d create such a cinematic piece but everything just fell into place, it was one of those songs that wrote itself. I think when we finished writing it we said to ourselves that we’d never written a song like it. The avenue feels like a matured version of our sound while maintaining much of the same themes as our previous releases. It’s a song that myself and Alex are incredibly proud of.”

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kleio‘s latest slice of anthemic heaven comes in the form of ‘mercury’, a single with a soaring lead guitar line and a fast-moving bass groove. Once again, kleio manages to bring the performative alt-rock energy, turning up the volume and pushing forth the tempo, whilst simultaneously placing themselves in a position of thoughtful reflection and emotive storytelling. 

The ferocity across the instrumentals, from the cymbal heavy drumming to the layers of raw plucky guitar tones to the haven of a bass line that remains controlled amongst the chaos, is impactful and exciting. The vocals harbour a genuine sense of frustration, but there’s a love that clouds a complete overwhelm of grief. Another high-quality stadium filler from the Irish indie-rockers.

Frontman Luke explains, “Mercury was such a fun song to write, I wrote the lyrics on the back of receipts while I was working in a shop and I’d go home every day filled with ideas on how the song should go. It ended up coming together fairly quickly once I took it to Alex, which was a nice change. When we played it live for the first time I remember our friends, who’d been watching us for a while, being blown away by it, the song felt like we had taken a step up in our quality and I’m so excited for people to hear it.”

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kleio’s latest track ‘four’ opens with a glowing mix of hi-hat rhythms, melody-drenched guitar accompaniment and a gentle vocal introduction. Moving through the swayer, it slowly has the opportunity to burst into life, emerging into a chorus that feels like cheers running through a crowd. Into the next verse, each instrument gets more involved, taking on a lead line that feels cohesive despite each part being out on its own. This shoots us into a new build-up, the vocalisations becoming more and more momentous before flinging listeners into a huge final chorus. If there were ever a perfect set-ender, kleio has come very close.

Band member Luke explains, ”When writing the song ‘four’ we really had our live audience in mind. We began our playing career performing a mix of originals and covers and always wanted to have one of our songs sang back to us the way audiences would with the covers. ‘four’ has become that exact song, one of our favourite moments as a band so far was playing ‘four’ to a sold-out crowd who completely took over in Belfast, I had to give up singing the latter half of the song because of the noise.”

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The fresh track immediately draws you in with a soaring lead guitar gliding through a high-octane backdrop of distorted chords, driven bass lines and boisterous drums. The energy continues in the vocal, an impassioned delivery of gleaming melodies that perfectly contrast the more gritty instrumentation. Each moment is a vibrant explosion of sound, bursting out of the music as if the band is in the room with you. Wrapping up with a thundering guitar solo and climactic final chorus the track holds its momentum until the final moment, disappearing as quickly as it appeared.

Band member Luke Kelly shares, “This is a song we wrote with a live audience in mind, we had just started gigging again and thought our audience deserved a real anthem. We love the early 2000’s anthemic indie sound because it’s what we grew up on so this song is meant to be a love-letter of sorts to that”

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