“Stand & Wait” is a resonating track from Firebird Union, a project comprising two brothers — one based in London, and the other in Los Angeles. The production stirs in its range of heartfelt string arrangements, lush acoustic undercurrents, and beautifully hooky vocal ascents — achieving a classic pop reminiscence with shades of Beatles-esque allure.
The brotherly duo of Ross and Matt Churchill first wrote the track around 2005 for another project entirely (the band Cedar). The track then took steady shape over the next two decades. Firebird Union’s 2019 formation kick-started its forward movement, culminating in this fantastic result — enthralling in its soaring strings and familiarly inviting rock/pop elements.
“Time moves in seconds but it always seems so slow,” an opening vocal introspection pairs with serene strums and synth shimmers. The lovely string arrangements then bolster a momentum-filled rise into the “don’t you love the way … don’t you hesitate…” hook, cautioning against hesitation. It’s a fantastic, aptly thematic sequence — for a track whose patient, tactful creative process has brought upon this shining final form.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup.
