London duo Tree Trunks, Sam Lewis, and Robert Hunter deliver the first morsel from upcoming album "Hot Fruit," and it's a delicate affair. "Hold Me" is a gleaming, soulful song that turns the mundane into something otherworldly, a signature of their offbeat bedroom-pop sound.
Both Lewis and Hunter's shared musical history, having played together in bands for Rozi Plain and Francois & the Atlas Mountains, and broader influences, namely, Prince and Seinfeld, are really evident in how the song seamlessly combines charm with smarts. The tune is intimate but quite sparkling, with just a hint of 80s memories that never comes off as derivative. Instead, it feels like opening a door and stepping into a world that's theirs, where hooks and lyrics coexist in perfect harmony.
The song notably shares its title with a Fleetwood Mac number, an association that has nothing to do with it. The result is a meditation on domesticity and human connection, the burden of work, family, and routine, and the delicate impulse for touch and closeness that runs beneath it all.
"Hold Me" is another song in which Tree Trunks has an ear for making the everyday resonate like a dream. The rich, intricate instrumentation mirrors the gentle complexity of life at large, and lyrics hover in delicate equilibrium between observation and yearning. It's the sort of song you continue to think about and feel long after it has concluded, and that is all too rare in popular music today.
Tree Trunks With "Hot Fruit," due out on March 6, 2026, sure seems to think so, and according to them, their sophomore album does indeed offer more of the brilliant, soulful, and frankly adorable pop that brought us all together in the first place. "Heard Me" is not just a single, of course, it's a window onto that world where the ordinary sparkles and the routine becomes unforgettable.