‘Conceited’, the debut single from Northamptonshire rock band Undamaged Destiny is out now!
Recorded by Undamaged Destiny. Mixed by Flow Audio.
'Conceited' was the first song we wrote together as a band, the first time we all got in a room together, one of those lightning in a bottle moments.
We was preparing for the upcoming performance in the Television Studio at their college for the 'Geazer: Montage of Feck' (2019) mockumentary, where 'Conceited' was premiered. Guitarist Eoan Smith had the riffs and the title of 'Conceited', and when Vocalist Tyler Quantrill began to improvise lyrics whilst the band played the track, the line 'Conceited / Feeling so cheated' came about, and fitted perfectly, becoming the main hook of the track. The first two lines of verse one also remained the same 'I don't know where I'm going / But I know that it's all alone...'
Covering the themes of betrayal and change, the straight to the point lyrics of 'Conceited' is complimented by gritty grunge rock guitar riffs and a catchy, simple and effective chorus.
The track was premiered during the performance, with the band playing an early version of the track. The early version had a different first verse, and an improvised second verse, alongside the verse and chorus riffs being swapped and the 'big ending', which the band did to add a comedic element to the mockumentary.
Following this, the band continued rehearsing and fine tuned the track, playing the finished version of the track live at an impromtu warm up performance for their debut show at The Prince of Wales in Kettering, UK in November 2019. The band were currently unnamed and performed the same set from the Television Studio performance.
'Conceited' was also performed live at the bands debut show in December 2019, which went down well with the audience and received a loud singalong from some of the bands friends in attendance who had previously heard the track.
The band began recording in March 2020, recording two tracks before the COVID-19 Pandemic caused schools and and colleges to close. 'Conceited' was the first track to be recorded and released by the band, which was appropriate as it was also the first song written by the band.
'Conceited' was released on 25th March 2020 on the bands YouTube channel, and went live on all major streaming services around this time too.
As of April 2020, 'Conceited' has surpassed six thousand Spotify streams and has received airplay in Australia and South Africa, and on internet radios from California, Dakota and more!
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'Evelyn', the second single from Northamptonshire rock band Undamaged Destiny is out now!
Recorded by Undamaged Destiny. Mixed by Flow Audio.
Following 'Conceited', our second single 'Evelyn', was released on 19th April 2020.
'Evelyn' differs from the simple and catchy 'Conceited', having a slightly heavier approach and a more trippy vibe and feel to the track.
Lyrically, 'Evelyn' is about an individual the band knows, who takes hallucinating drugs and in his trips, sees a woman named 'Evelyn'. We thought this would make an intresting lyrical theme, and aimed for the track to have a trippy vibe to reflect the lyrical content.
The song is dynamically different too, using a mixture of loud and quiet sections, which emphasises the lyrical content of the track. We aimed for the quiet pre chorus and bridge to compliment the loud verses and chorus.
We experimented with a spoken word element on 'Evelyn' too. Tyler incorporated a spoken word element to the track in the quiet sections, referencing two quotes in the bridge from the psychological thriller film Vertigo (1958) by Alfred Hitchcock. The outro of 'Evelyn' also incorporates a spoken word element, featuring a narration by Lennon, the individual who the track is written about.
The band began recording in March 2020, recording the two tracks before the COVID-19 Pandemic caused schools and colleges to close, 'Evelyn' was the second track to be released by the band.
'Evelyn' was released on 19th April 2020 and went live on all major streaming services around this time too.
As of April 2020, 'Evelyn' has surpassed one and a half thousand Spotify streams and has received airplay in Australia and internet radios from South Africa, California, Canada, Arkansas and more!
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'Conceited' (Jason Cordingley Mix) is a remix of our debut single 'Conceited' by radio host Jason Cordingley!
Recorded by Undamaged Destiny Mixed by Jason Cordingley
Radio host Jason Cordingley kindly remixed our debut single 'Conceited', premiering the new version of the track on his Omnium Rock Show on 8th December 2020!