｡❀❀E-Chat❀❀: Lime Garden
15 February 2024
When I was 12, I was really into Tom Welling. I’d cut his photos into heart shapes and plaster them everywhere—my pencil case, notebooks, even where I approximated my own heart to be. It was all very bubbly handwriting and giggly pre-teen. While mildly mortifying, having a crush on a celebrity heartthrob was the kind of thing you do at that age. We all had a Tom Welling.
Eventually, we grow up. The paper hearts get peeled off, posters come down, and embarrassing band T-shirts are donated to charity. But then, at 21, you walk into a trendy coffee shop and the fleeting glance from a handsome barista stirs up those old feelings.
Daisy Veacock has transformed those early romantic moments into a buttery, brassy, anthemic song for the summer. “float right back to you” is about Daisy’s hankering for a handsome barista and recognizing that sometimes, the fantasy is sweeter than reality.
The song opens with a dreamy, nostalgic melody that sets a reflective tone. Its rich composition features ethereal harmonies and the warm, soulful sounds of a two-piece brass band, adding depth to the lightness of Veacock’s voice. Her lyrical wisdom—“give it a little bit less, leave it a little bit longer”—is a mantra I’ll remember next time I order an oaty flat white on Hackney Road.
Daisy has been crafting clear-sighted, confident music for years, gigging around grassroots venues and is set to grace Glastonbury’s stage this year. Her songs often reflect London life and the romantic escapades of her and her friends, with witty and incisive lyrics (…poor George).
Her new single marks a shift to a more pop-centric direction for Daisy—a direction I hope her upcoming EP (which she keeps teasing) follows. Her authentic voice resonates with a pop scene hungry for genuine, relatable narratives. She has a voice that sounds like how we really talk and feel, and makes that sound more beautiful. In almost every song, but especially this, Daisy makes you feel like you’re having a chat with your best mate.
A crush brings a little texture and a little colour to your life. And that’s exactly what Daisy is doing to the busy London pop scene.
