Bare My Soul, by Empathy Test

Bare My Soul

by Empathy Test

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Empathy Test's new single, Bare My Soul, on CD. Four track CD comes in a cellophane-wrapped, single-fold, card digipak with original artwork by band member Adam Relf. Contains b-side 'Walk Right Out' plus remixes by Figures of Eighty and Sea Change.

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Beautifully produced 7" vinyl edition of Empathy Test's latest single, Bare My Soul featuring original artwork by band member Adam Relf. Side A: Bare My Soul, side B: Walk Right Out. DOES NOT INCLUDE REMIXES.

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1.	Bare My Soul 04:37	lyrics	buy track

2.	Walk Right Out 03:16	lyrics	buy track

3.	Bare My Soul (Figures of Eighty Remix) 03:37	info	buy track
4.	Walk Right Out (Sea Change Remix) 03:36	info	buy track

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"...like an echo of a classic film soundtrack, [EmpathyTest] wouldn’t sound out of place snaking into the soundtrack of Netflix series Stranger Things’ second season." - The Line of Best Fit

Empathy Test is London-based electronic music duo Isaac Howlett (vocals) and Adam Relf (production). Currently performing their unique brand of emotive, ‘80s tinged synth pop across Europe with the help of Christina Lopez (drums) and Jacob Ferguson Lobo (keyboards), they have previously shared stages with everyone from The Japanese House to Bombay Bicycle Club. Following the success of ‘Seeing Stars’ and ‘By My Side’, Empathy Test are now set to drop new single 'Bare My Soul'.

‘Bare My Soul’ perfectly showcases the childhood friends’ brooding, cinematic sound. Pulsating analogue synthesizers, combined with a staggered drumbeat and rolling toms, drive the track to a dazzling, euphoric chorus. Isaac’s sombre vocals meanwhile, provide snapshots of poignant moments in his formative years, from a friend’s early critique of his “deep and meaningful” song writing, to the death of a girlfriend’s father.

“’Bare My Soul’ is literally about doing just that; baring one's soul. Isaac was initially inspired by a radio documentary he heard about Kurt Cobain, in which someone said, “[Kurt] had this ability to...bare his soul, in a way that no one else could”. The music mirrors that feeling of release when you finally get things off your chest, moving from the dark, suffocating tightness of the verses into the bright, open space of the choruses. The people in the song; Stephen, Blythe, Cassandra and Sophie, are all real people that Isaac encountered growing up” - Empathy Test

With this release, Empathy Test once again demonstrate an effortless ability to translate the atmospherics of classic sci-fi soundtracks into an accessible contemporary pop structure and combine it with confessional lyrics that cut right to the core. Scheduled to arrive on the 21st April, ‘Bare My Soul’ kicks off a PledgeMusic campaign to fund the self-release of Empathy Test’s debut album on the 23rd June.

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released April 21, 2017

Isaac Howlett, Adam Relf, Ned Woodman, Ellen Sunde

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Empathy Test London, UK

London (UK) based Electronic Pop duo featuring Isaac Howlett (vocals), Chrisy Lopez (drums), Oliver Marson (keys) and Adam Relf (production). As heard on MTV Catfish, Luis Miguel on Netflix, KCRW, BBC Introducing, Clash, Idolator, Line of Best Fit, Earmilk & PopMatters and many more. On tour in America 2019. ... more

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Feb 14

Leipziger Stadtbad

Leipzig, Germany
Jul 25

Tanzbrunnen

Cologne, Germany

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Track Name: Bare My Soul: Stephen said why not write something
That’s not so deep and meaningful?
But the truth can be so,
Tragic and beautiful.

Blythe said she could never
Tell anyone just how she feels.
How will anyone know when,
She caves in and it all gets real?

I want to bare my soul -
In a way that no one can.
In the hope that
some of you might understand
How it feels
To be so alone.
To be so alone.
To be so alone.

Cassandra said she’d lost the plot
When she stopped the car to drop me off.
I watched her disappear
Her face reflected in the rear-view mirror.

Sophie woke me in the dead of night
To tell me how her dad had died.
I lie here in the dark but,
Now there’s nowhere left to hide.
Track Name: Walk Right Out: White light broke the dead of night
Screaming woke the household from their sleep.
No one dreams here any more
At least not for the moment.
My little sister rise up from, your bed again
Think happy thoughts and let it go.

Hold on tight, let go lightly
One last night -
Battered and bruised but not broken
You walk right in, and walk right out.

I'm not sure what to feel
And I'm not sure of the best advice to give
And I'm not sure we will readily forgive him but
Think happy thoughts and let it go.

Hold on tight, let go lightly
One last night -
Battered and bruised but not broken
You walk right in, and walk right out.

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