Phwoar – Waiting For The Sun (2025)
For approximately five years – if Spotify serves me correctly – UK-based duo Phwoar have shared their intriguing sound with the masses. Skip ahead to 2025, and their sound is not only reaching international audiences but traversing boundaries, so we’re not entirely sure how to categorise the pair. Edging along the borders of Britpop with a blast of punk-inspired rock, then bringing a hit of alternative rock with a shift of grunge and an indie-rock sheen, Phwoar daubs all styles across their sonic paintings. This is our introduction to Phwoar, so join us as we jump headfirst into the most recent single ‘Waiting For The Sun’.
Following their well-received 2022 EP, Just Matter, ‘Waiting For The Sun’ is the first single from Phwoar in three years. Joining the talents of musicians Paul Stafford and Helena Poole, the pair adopt a DIY approach to creating music – a rawness that is evident in their music. Yet, just as the gritty vulnerability oozes from ‘Waiting For The Sun’, sophisticated binds the song blending mature elegance with youthful naivety.
Breathing life into vintage grunge and alternative rock, ‘Waiting For The Sun’ offers a darker, dingier, grittier tone in its melody. As old-school as it may be, Phwoar teeters on contemporary alternative rock with a modern-day edginess. Familiar and refreshingly new, ‘Waiting For The Sun’ threads decades of music with its silvery musical tendrils appealing to different generations.
Even further duality exists within ‘Waiting For The Sun’ making it an intriguing tune. A bold bass meets pulsating drums and soaring guitars, each offering prominent individuality with a distorted tinge. However, the obscure individuality harmonically joins to create a moving symphony. The bold vocals weave throughout the tune bringing an aching humanity to the entrancing melody.
Melodically, ‘Waiting For The Sun’ is an inspiring sound, but it is the theme that enhances the single’s profoundness. Phwoar explain:
“’Waiting For The Sun’ is a song about resilience. It explores hope as a form of rebellion and learning to find strength in times of weakness… It’s also a reminder to ourselves and anybody going through difficult times that the lowest ebb is never a constant. There’s always light after the darkness. Sometimes we’re just forced into waiting for the sun.”
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