Announcing the drop on social media, the quartet said: “SURPRISE – TODAY WE RELEASED A SOFT & COSY ACOUSTIC VERSION OF ‘CLOSE ONE”. The track originally followed the release lead single “High in Brighton”, and “Hell Of A Ride”.

Uniting the talents of Orla Gartland, dodie, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown – each established artists in their own right – FIZZ is a project of passion, friendship, and effortless fun.

“Close One” puts Dublin-born Gartland’s raw-edged vocal front and centre, navigating a complex labyrinth of nostalgia, longing, and impending regret. Stripped back entirely from the original arrangement, this reimagined version of the track spotlights the foursome’s ability to craft beautifully balanced harmonies, which when combined with a dreamy piano only adds to the whimsical sense of exhilaration and disorientation that comes from being swept up in something unexpected, yet seemingly inescapable. Melodies repeat on loop, reminiscent of the racing thoughts and inner conflicts which arise from the emotional embroilment faced by the two former lovers in the song.

“Close One” candidly captures something which seems completely inevitable, as the subjects toe the line of their boundaries while grappling with a head-spinning amalgamation of curiosity, pining, and just a smidge of rational thinking. With a gentler and altogether more despondent feel than the original version of the song, the track is laced with a sense of sadness at the reality of the situation – despite the internal conflict, all the anticipation is underpinned by the cutting reality that this relationship is ultimately a bad idea. “Guess we dodged another bullet” sings Gartland: it is clear this pair have been wounded by each other before. Now, they must decide whether to let familiarity get the better of them, or if they indeed know they’re happier alone.

Early 2024 will see FIZZ head out on their first headline tour together as a band, after playing a series of intimate record store shows and a headline set at Hoxton Hall earlier this year. Tickets are still available for what promises to be a series of joyous rides into the eclectic, vibrant ‘Fizzville’.