DAYAWAY – “OCEAN BLUES”
A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE
Critically acclaimed indie-pop duo Clavvs (Amber Renee and Graham Marsh) unveiled their new side project, Dayaway, last summer. Reminiscent of acts like Tennis and Hatchie, dayaway’s nostalgic songs float over a bed of hazy guitars, wavy, psychedelic synths and dusty drums. Drawing influence from 90s and 00s indie like Rilo Kiley, Beach House, and Washed Out, Dayaway blends elements of indie pop with chillwave and dream pop.
Now, Dayaway returns with their second new single of the year, a track entitled “Ocean Blues.” Opening with shimmering slide guitars and enveloped in lush instrumentation, “Ocean Blues” is a song concerned with forbidden desire.
As Amber wrote of the track:
“There is a pleasure in longing that I think is inherent to the female gaze. This song dives into the idea that longing can be enough. The ocean often represents love in my songwriting— it’s this vast, unknowable, mysterious thing. So to have the ocean blues is to be lovesick, to want someone that you just can’t have. ‘ocean blues’ is about letting it be enough to love from a distance, knowing you’ll never have more than that, and being satisfied in the wanting.”
Last year, Dayaway shared their debut self-titled EP, preceded with hit singles such as “Cool Water” (which was featured on ABC’s A Million Little Things and added to popular playlists across Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music). To date, the EP has achieved 5M+ streams across all platforms. This March, Dayaway shared their first new release since their EP drop, a indie bop entitled “Hot Blue Summer,” that is rife with hazy guitars, dusty drums, and the duo’s signature hooky melodies.
Stay tuned for more new music from Dayaway, coming soon.
Dayaway
[Single]
(Independent)
Release Date: April 12, 2023
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