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Secret Rivals Free Single Remix!

Last week we introduced Oxford based 4-piece indie pop outfit Secret Rivals. The band are kick starting the new year with the release of their new single, the double A-side, Once More With Heart / I Know Something on January 16th, the follow up to their September mini-album Make Do And Mend.

The band are giving away an exclusive remix of the single - Once More With Heart / I Know Something (Alphabet Backwards Remix). The remix is available to download on ABoF Soundcloud page. Don't forget, you can listen to the single on the band's artist page on our official website.


Secret Rivals - Once More With Heart (Alphabet Backward Remix) by abadgeoffriendship

Once More With Heart kicks off with a relentless dance grind between the drums and bass, before the rest of the band erupt in a clash of synth and choppy guitar. Cloud's vocal claim, "I'll decide when you've had enough" during the chorus effectively sums up a band who have infused their sound with a confident, take-no-prisoners attitude to songcraft. The second track on the release, I Know Something, is more than strong enough to have been released as a stand-alone single, making it a worthy addition to this double a-side. Layers of guitar, drums and space age synthesizers are gradually built up, gaining momentum towards an explosive climax that will leave listeners satisfied and hungry for more.

The band previously signed to London indie label Kittiwake Records in January 2011 to release the single Tonight Matthew. The build-up to this release saw them interviewed on BBC Oxford Introducing, before being invited to the BBC 6Music studios to talk with Tom Robinson. Their single was also played up by BBC Radio 1's Rob Da Bank, who named it his "Tune Of The Day". This gained the band an exceptional amount of attention, which culminated in them sharing the stage with the likes of The Chapman Family, La Faro Summer Camp and Wilder, and also secured them a place at festivals such as Wychwood, Ley Lines Festival and Bestival.

Once More With Heart / I Know Something will be released via It's All Happening! on 16th January 2012. "Once More With Heart" is available to stream now on Secret Rivals' artist page on our website.

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