Heartland Rock met Pagan Pop in Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals’ Single, Witching Hour

Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals evoked the arcane atmosphere of Echo and the Bunnymen and the spiritual soul of Stevie Nicks in their heartland pop-rock Halloween hit, Witching Hour. The Cornwall-rooted singer-songwriter casts a sound that feels like both an incantation and an emancipation, pouring authenticity into each cadence with vocals that switch between ethereal harmony and fiery proclamation. Her Americana twang belies her hometown roots, but there’s no faking the stridency in this celestial cosmos of melody, impassion, and tonal transcendence. Bailey’s voice proves her place in the dream-pop sphere, yet it’s the earthiness beneath that shimmer which gives this track its gravitational force. Pagan tradition is the thematic skeleton, but it never sinks into gimmickry. Witching Hour isn’t costume music. It howls with a voice of its own — part haunted hymn, part unflinching reclamation. If American Horror Story: Coven had been scored by artists who channel energy rather than aesthetics, this single would have headlined the soundtrack. After rising to acclaim with solo storytelling that earned praise from The Times, Vogue, and The Metro, and support from BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Bailey Tomkinson formed her band The Locals, shifting her style towards widescreen heartland pop-rock. Her […] The post Heartland Rock met Pagan Pop in Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals’ Single, Witching Hour appeared first on A&R Factory.

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Bailey Tomkinson & The Locals evoked the arcane atmosphere of Echo and the Bunnymen and the spiritual soul of Stevie Nicks in their heartland pop-rock Halloween hit, Witching Hour. The Cornwall-rooted singer-songwriter casts a sound that feels like both an incantation and an emancipation, pouring authenticity into each cadence with vocals that switch between ethereal harmony and fiery proclamation. Her Americana twang belies her hometown roots, but there’s no faking the stridency in this celestial cosmos of melody, impassion, and tonal transcendence. Bailey’s voice proves her place in the dream-pop sphere, yet it’s the earthiness beneath that shimmer which gives this track its gravitational force. Pagan tradition is the thematic skeleton, but it never sinks into gimmickry. Witching Hour isn’t costume music. It howls with a voice of its own — part haunted hymn, part unflinching reclamation. If American Horror Story: Coven had been scored by artists who channel energy rather than aesthetics, this single would have headlined the soundtrack. After rising to acclaim with solo storytelling that earned praise from The Times, Vogue, and The Metro, and support from BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, Bailey Tomkinson formed her band The Locals, shifting her style towards widescreen heartland pop-rock. Her […]

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