Taking on the music stage armed with a repertoire of fresh and imaginative sound is the UK-based duo of Ed Hiley and Lee Crosley who by the stage name of Crash Landed. They have composed over 100 songs and now the challenge lies in the selection of a specific track to record and add some more fascinating ideas- (not that they aren’t ready for the task!). Kicking off from the period when the pandemic hit, this duo has gone on to develop an unbreakable bond and chemistry and you can feel it from their performance and the way everything ticks so perfectly you’d think they have been operating for so many years together- that’s just the magic and splendor of it.

Debuting their first single in style, Crash Landed delivers a performance for the books in the tune, “Plans”- a detailed and high-spirited pop special that is delivered in an equally outgoing demeanor. This is the type of music that feels like a thriller and right from the introduction where the poppy beats dance in with great enthusiasm and glamour to tell you a tale that requires listening with both feet on the ground.

The elegance is further projected with the way those synths, bits, and guitars blend with mystique to fashion an energetic and dynamic sound that flaunts its futuristic aura with invented audacity. There is certain originality to this sound that cannot be replicated elsewhere with the duo managing to put their indelible stamp all over this sound that makes it authentically their own.

The vocals are distinct and clear and swim with innate expertise over the buoyant instrumentation and manage to maintain the track’s theme efficiently. This tune reminisces of some lost love and the lost chance of finding something that special again. It carries a melancholic subject that contrasts brilliantly with the vivacious rhythm and melody!

The saxophone added for that pleasure is why this tune will keep playing in your head over and over again like a melodic mantra. There is absolutely nothing you can do about that- it is spiritual (beyond anyone’s control).

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