Sid Batham is back with his debut album ‘Good Love’. The energy-boosting offering flaunts funk-fuelled rhythms, vintage synths and Sid’s soaring vocals. The album started life like all of Sid’s songs; at his home studio and was finished and mixed by Rob Brinkmann at Kite Yard, Battersea. All parts are played by Sid himself, co-producing the record alongside Brinkmann.
‘Good Love’ blends both old and new, it’s classic yet timeless. It’s a mix of glitch soul and new electronica that defies easy definition. After the release of his ‘The Demo Tapes’ EP in 2019, Sid locked himself away in the studio once again to work on his debut album. The multi-instrumentalist experimented over and over with his new set of songs, determined to outdo what had come before. Sid shares: “This feels like the truest fully realised vision of what I was trying to do previously. Everything has been done live so it’s much more raw — no cutting corners”.
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The album closes with its passionate focus track ‘When I Get Home’, Sid shares with us how he created the track:
”When I Get Home’ was born while living in a spare room upstairs from a Pub, the song starts with the gentle humming of people drinking outside, in the summer.You hear the beat of a guitar case and slowly the track builds into a full band conclusion. Final recording was made at RAK studios, and is a departure from the more upbeat material on the album.’
With previous support from the likes of acclaimed publications such as Clash, Notion and The Line Of Best Fit, as well as huge radio support from BBC Radio 1xtra (Jamz Supernova) and BBC Radio London, Sid is making strides with his unique artistry.
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