Fizz | |
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 Fizz members in 2023: Orla Gartland, Martin Luke Brown, Dodie, Greta Isaac | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2023–present |
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| Website | yourfavebandfizz |
Fizz (stylised in all caps as FIZZ) is an indie pop supergroup from London composed of musicians Orla Gartland, Dodie, Greta Isaac and Martin Luke Brown. Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life , was released on 27 October 2023.
Fizz came together in "a whirlwind of pure joy and escapism, inverting everything each artist knew about making music to produce an album with fun and a love of the craft at its core." [1] [2]
The members are friends and fans of each other's work, having previously collaborated on individual projects. [3] [4] Their debut studio album The Secret to Life was recorded over a two-week period [5] at Middle Farm Studios in South Devon with Peter Miles. [6]
The Secret to Life was released on 27 October and peaked at position 31 on the UK Albums Chart. [7]
On 3 July 2024, the band announced their official hiatus to focus on their solo careers and projects. The official Fizz band account on Instagram wrote '"No one knows what lies ahead, maybe someday we’ll find our way back to Fizzville. In the meantime - keep the lights on for us." [8]
The band's musical style has been described as psychedelic, maximalist, and theatrical, often drawing inspiration from influential artists of previous eras. [2] [3] [9] [10] Their debut studio album, The Secret to Life, offers a diverse range of genres to “create a giddy, freewheeling pop sound”. [5] The track "Grand Finale" has been compared to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," [9] while the track "You, Me, Lonely," has been compared to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.[ citation needed ]
In the production of The Secret to Life, the band bypassed many production tools commonly used in contemporary pop music and relied on real instruments and recording live takes of songs directly onto tape. This approach, as discussed in interviews, imparts a nostalgic quality reminiscent of the music of the 1960s and 1970s. [9] [2]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| The Secret to Life |
| 31 |
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "High in Brighton" | 2023 | The Secret to Life |
| "Hell of a Ride" | ||
| "Close One" | ||
| "As Good as It Gets" | ||
| "You, Me, Lonely" |
Critical reception of The Secret to Life was generally positive.
The album was praised for its distinctive sound, vocals, and emotive lyrics, [11] [12] [13] but was also described as occasionally cliché. [14]
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