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Bursting onto the scene with their dynamic debut single ‘Drop a Coin’, London-based The Open Flames are making a cinematic entrance, keeping their hand in on the post-punk revival. Backing up listeners with teaser single ‘Falling Up 1’ earlier in the year, the group are eager to turn heads as they gear up to release their debut album Same Time Next Year.
Launching itself across the soundwaves, the single sees itself propelled forward with its astonishing approach to rhythm and groove. Eastman’s gritty vocal comes backed up by guitarist Brubeck’s angelic backing vocals. The track, brimming with rhythmic quality, holds all the finesse of an alternative rock track whilst pushing forward an element that feels much more haunting and distinctive. With Bendel and Sult holding down the bass and drums respectively, the track shines as an alluring piece of post-punk, flirting with the idea of power-pop perfection.
Speaking about the track, Dave Eastman, the band’s frontman, explains “We wrote the song with the metaphor of paying a tithe to a blind girl sitting at the Gates of Hell to describe the hesitation before knocking on the door of your prom date, or a wedding chapel. It was inspired by the final moments of Ian Curtis of Joy Division before he passed into another life. The song’s second half passes through the Gate to fly over a tormented landscape of Dante-esque souls who rise up howling from the fires and boiling muds of Hell.”
