And in their most recent single, "Bluebirds," The Parachute Testers show yet again that they aren't just a cleverly named band. They're storytellers with wings. The track is the latest taste of the pair's hoped debut album "Halfway To Everywhere," due out in September, and if "Bluebirds" is anything to go by, we're in for a musically lush, emotionally intriguing ride wherever they take us.
Basting in warm, analog pulse, its melody lines sliding down as easily as the namesake's, "Bluebirds" unravels from the very start like a dream long forgotten. A layer of shimmer is baked into the production, akin to indie-folk road trip mixtapes and dusty backseat singalongs. Yet paired with that sound is a modern, understated confidence that feels fresh, even vital.
Vocally, the track has a lived-in honesty. You feel them, wafting like a breeze through an open window. The instrumentation, by contrast, the chiming guitars, a light-as-air arrangement, and drums that are just present enough to allow the song, as the title suggests, to quite literally soar.
"Bluebirds" is not flashy, and that's why it's great. Instead, it's quietly assured and steadies the listener's hand with a gentle sense of gravity. The Parachute Testers aren't seeking attention. They're earning it, one note at a time.