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Based in Mansfield, The Publics are a band capturing every ounce of distorted energy they can, whilst injecting each track with the charm of 2000s indie rock. Selling out a headliner at Nottingham’s The Bodega and making their debut festival appearances at YNOT?, Splendour and Camper Calling, the five-piece’s immense live presence have made them sought after up and comers striving for a wider audience in 2024.
The Publics latest single has now arrived, ‘Red Flag Verified’ making a statement of intent for the near year with unparalleled energy. Soaring layers of guitars, bass and drums giving it their everything refuse to be a simple backdrop for the lead vocals, challenging the sound and pushing it further. The vocals take this on the chin, becoming a balance of aggressive half-spoken verses and effortlessly soaring choruses, providing audiences with a chant-like infectiousness that you’ll keep coming back to.
The band comments, ”Red Flag Verified marks a new chapter for us as a band and acts as the foundation for what we have in store for 2024 and beyond. When writing the track our focus was to push our Indie Rock style to its heaviest state, highlighting each members’ abilities but particularly our new members, Tom and Ollie, in the bass and drums.
The story of the single follows a group of girls mocking their once ‘friend’ for chasing an escape from their 9 to 5 life, where our position as songwriters’ switches from the perspective of the girls to one of a narrator’s view which adds greater details to the story and acts as a devil’s advocate.
Whilst discussing mature themes we wanted to approach the topic from a ‘school-kid bullying’ perspective, highlighted most notably in the ‘Da da da’ section of the song. This not only reflects our writing focus but also plays to the strengths of our audience participation within our live shows.
We knew very early that Red Flag Verified would act as a huge opener to our live set due to the immense energy in the opening to the single. We also hope that this will catch the attention of a wider audience of listeners as we enter the next stage of our careers.”
