Those who aim low enough will miss out on becoming an English teacher and find themselves writing about music instead. Life in the fast lane is not easy. Nor is it in the cruise-controlled steadiness of writing up thoughts on Nearly Daffodils, a new song from English Teacher. Their promise is far more marked and aware of itself than those crushed dreams which come from the teaching career path – though not to knock them too much they do inspire those young minds to pursue the same path, thus creating the loop of miserable but talented members of staff. Line the halls and mind with this new English Teacher release then, a real treat for the ears, as expected.
Not their latest release nor their most important – so why review it? Nearly Daffodils is an excellent gateway into the talented efforts of English Teacher. Get halfway through it, let the hiccups pass you by and then give it another go. It is hard to listen to the intense guitar efforts found in this track when your throat is trying to escape your mouth. Exceptional displays of the independent scene flow through English Teacher – their work on Nearly Daffodils a flagship moment for the broad strokes of a genre crying out for innovation. Here it is. English Teacher are the next steps, the rare slice which listeners can make off with and leave the rest of the disinterest behind. Have faith in this quality and see where it takes them, the likes of Nearly Daffodils are rarer now than ever.
Canned laughter, spirited and rising instrumentals to break up the lyrics of Lily Fontaine, whose work on vocals and rhythm guitar are beyond the pale, are the real draw here. Nearly Daffodils is a shoe-in for one of the best tracks of the year with its range of counting down the months, the freight train of reality crashing through. Consider it well and figure it out later – that is the state of play in the hands of English Teacher, whose rise and rise is well-deserved and exciting to see unfold. Quality tracks such as this, one which always seems to rise and rise despite never changing the speed of its finger-plucked guitar work. Fontaine sticks out in the brain as one of those rare and talented lyricists, the writing a head above the rest here because of how well-formed these words are.
Standout pieces such as this are a way of elevating great music to unforgettable pieces. Nearly Daffodils is an essential listen not just because of how confident it is but from how mesmerising those instrumentals are. English Teacher forms a new pace and sleek style for rising independent artists – there are plenty out there and staking their claim in this battlefield comes easy for those who have songs as strong as Nearly Daffodils. An explosive bit of quality to pair alongside bass-heavy The World’s Biggest Paving Slab. Keep a tab on English Teacher. They are close to erupting. It is a matter of when, not if, for the likes of these up-and-comers, and seeing the explosive first album, which is surely just around the corner, is one to get excited about right now.
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