The strongly-monikered NATIONAL SERVICE are still very much a four piece outfit from North London. They consist of Fintan Campbell (vocals / guitar) Daniel Hipkin (bass / vocals) Iain Kelly (guitar / vocals) and Matthew Alston (drums). �Timid Kisses� is their second single release out digitally on fierce panda on September 1st. To celebrate they headline Camden Assembly on Friday September 8th.
Recorded by To Kill A King�s Ben Jackson �Timid Kisses� is an urgent restless guitar track that couples National Service�s signature baritone vocal with hypnotic unrelenting drums. While the tender lyric recalls the fond memory of a love lost the claustrophobia in the music points towards a more forlorn nostalgia. The song ascends to its frantic climax ruminating on what is now and what could have been.�
The �Timid Kisses� single follows the excellent National Service debut �A Little More Time� which came out in January as part of the fierce panda singles club. In true classic double AA-side form the flip of the �Timid Kisses� single is �Brother Be Good� which is a more genteel affair which builds up a gently cosmic head of steam. They will always be together. Together in electric dreams.
Come see National Service serve their live nation with this launch party here: