Hexicon is a wonderful (please add 7 more superlatives here) band from London, UK. Ever since I heard the beautiful (add at least 7 new superlatives here) song “Narissa, I won’t” that we featured on our own “Birdsongs, Beesongs” compilation, I have been addicted to Hexicon’s music. There has been one problem, though, – there hasn’t much music available to buy by this band, – until now!

Hexicon’s new single is called “Something Strange Beneath The Stars”, and it’s the first single from their debut album “The Blossom Sighs”, which will be released in March. Like “Narissa..”, it’s a lovely indie pop-song with a touch of  folk. Both songs on this single has a wonderful warmth to them, and the arrangement-details, especially on “Something Strange…” is impressing. This is pure pop, very catchy and nice, but the details in this song could make any “serious” musician jealous. Very creative rhythms, lovely french horns, beautiful choir, handclaps and as usual, the warm vocals of Mike Collins.  I also have to mention the fantastic backing vocal harmonies sung by Collins’ songwriting partner Paul Rains and probably also by Thomas Allard, who play French horn and keys in the band. I think I can hear a female voice back there too, and I imagine that this may be Elizabeth Morris of Rains/Collins’ other band, Allo, Darlin’.

The second track on this single, “Still here”, is also a beauty. It’s more laid back than “Something Strange Beneath The Stars”, and I believe it was meant as a b-side of “Narissa” a while ago, but for some reason, the single wasn’t released.

Rains and Collins will also be releasing both an album and a single with Allo, Darlin’ soon, so I expect that these guys will have a busy spring this year!

You can order a physical copy of the single from Hexicon’s own shop, or buy it digitally from iTunes, emusic or Amazon.

(…and I just have to say that I love the cover art, made by the band’s own Paul Rains).

Here’s the song we had on our “Birdsongs, Beesongs” compilation, “Narissa, I won’t”, a song I expect will be found on “The Blossom Sighs” too.

Hexicon – Narissa I Won’t