Crystal Tides

CRYSTAL TIDES are a south coast based quintet who take influence from classic noughties guitar riffs and modern feel-good pop melodies to create a sound that celebrates indie, alternative and pop in equal measures.  In 2022 CRYSTAL TIDES signed to Run On Records/Modern Sky UK and released a run of breakthrough singles all lifted from the band’s debut EP - Side Effect.  CRYSTAL TIDES have achieved airplay on BBCR1, BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Virgin Radio, XS Manchester, Amazing Radio and the Student Music Network. 

Of the new single the band commented, “Written from the perspective of lead singer Billy Gregory, struggling to cope with getting older in ever young society. Detonate is about the singer self-imploding at a difficult time in his life. The chorus is a reflection of how the singer recognises that he had been using drink as a coping mechanism and stopped looking after himself the way he should be. Writing this song was like looking in a metaphorical mirror, chasing a little self-love, so he can feel better. ‘Detonate’ was produced and mixed by David Evans (cowboyy, Skinny Living, Emilia Tarrant, Flowvers) and mastered by Pete Maher.

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