Letters are a five piece outfit from Edinburgh, they like others are allergic to cliches and predictable lyrics and say that their sound can be blamed on ' a lack of vitamin D'.
Letters have created a slow paced, gental Indie pop tune that has a slow build up until the end where it really comes alive. The vocals float on a string section of bass and cello and the song is carried by the orginal lyrics. They are well written and show different ways to create a song about dreams not coming true. 'I'm 23 oh I'd love to see 24, knocking on anyone's door, who could ask for more? '
The chorus, 'Pipe dreams to sink around the town', is an ideal song right now, they have vocalised the youth attitude hundreds of people are experiencing at the moment. With finding work being harder than ever. Every Tom, Dick and Harry feels it their obligation to tell young people, that they feel sorry for them trying to embark upon a career now. This track is almost an anthem for a generation of lost souls. Despite them maybe just intending this to be about where they are from, it can be generalised to anywhere and let's people know that they aren't alone.
The song is narrated by both male and females vocals, with subtle Scottish accent similar to Idlewild but not as strong or brash as Glasgow mumblers the View. The song and accent gets stronger towards the end, where the song get a taste and rock and dabbles with drums. The build up of the song, like the feeling of 'Pipe Dreams' being unachievable, mirrors the frustration that people feel in that position.
At the beginning the desolate feeling of the track, sounds downtrodden and you understand what they mean when they say lacking in Vitamin D but towards the end somebody must have opened the curtains, because they more than perk up.
I am keen to see what Letters have next and how else they will speak to the masses
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