Supergroups. Since before I can remember, well-known and successful artists have joined forces and been united by their love for music. Whether it’s the iconic Last Shadow Puppets, or we go all the way back to The 4 Seasons in 1960, they well and truly have their place in the music industry.

You might not have heard of FIZZ, the hot new indie 4-piece, but you may well have heard of its internationally renowned members. Irish singer-songwriter Orla Gartland is joined by fellow musicians and writers Dodie (Dodie Clark), Greta Isaac, and Martin Luke Brown in this new collective of pals who share an undeniable love for creativity, and more importantly, fun.

Dodie and Gartland began their careers uploading covers and originals onto their youtube channels over a decade ago. As the platform began to grow, so did they, and they became staples in the soft-indie, folk-pop YouTube world. Becoming friends with Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown, the group support each other through their individual careers, providing backing vocals and instrumental skills for one another’s songs.

‘Hell Of A Ride’, fronted by Martin Luke Brown, and a single from upcoming album ‘The Secret To Life’, is an anthem about ‘the trials and tribulations of ageing’ (“I’m 25, going on 45, going on 99, going on dead”). The song takes a different direction to debut ‘High in Brighton’ – it moves away from the psychedelic vocal pop style and instead encompasses Martin’s unique punchy vocals with a fuzzy, yet warm bassline. The track feels apocalyptic, dystopian, unsure, and the lyrics loosely reflect lockdown and society’s feeling of being on edge as we’re guided through a changing world.

The chorus is a clear climax in the piece and combines the vocal harmonies of the four members, resulting in a luscious, thick pad-like sound. While playful and bright, the chorus holds a strong message about life and is in a completely different world almost to the verses. FIZZ encourage us to grab hold of our lives and not let the precious moments escape us (“Blink twice, You’ll miss the highlights”)

‘We wrote the verses as a bit of a laugh’ explains Martin on the band’s podcast Sundays With FIZZ, as he discusses the meaning of the track to him. As we move through the track, we reflect on feelings of regret as we grow up – “I think of everything I could have been/But instead look what I’ve got”. FIZZ explore that retrospective moment of realisation, where you finally accept that you may not have achieved what you wanted to achieve all those years ago.

FIZZ’s debut album ‘The Secret To Life’ is available September 15th via Decca Records. As of writing FIZZ have also dropped new single ‘Close One’ Spotify below:

The band will tour the UK and Ireland in Autumn:

September 27th – Vicar Street, Dublin

September 29th – O2 Institute, Birmingham

September 30th – Chalk, Brighton

October 2nd – SWX, Bristol

October 3rd – The Tramshed, Cardiff

October 5th – O2 Ritz, Manchester

October 6th – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow

October 7th – Project House, Leeds

October 9th – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London