Meeanjin/Brisbane quintet Fresco Kyoto has really impressed me with their new singer “You Save Me.” Their sound is so beautifully layered and frontman Robbie Balmer’s vocals are incredible. They’ve been garnering comparisons to Rufus Du Sol and Hayden James, which I can certainly hear, but they’ve also got that indefinable something that sets them apart.
Talking about the single’s inspiration, Fresco Kyoto explained “A person has realised that they have entrapped their love in a relationship that is proving to be defined by their own flaws. Through self-sacrifice the person determines the way they rise above their ailment is on their own, and that their partner must move on to a better life. This song is an ode to time and the revelations it unveils.”
It seems these guys have a lot of hometown support, recently winning Best Live Artist and Best Emerging Artist awards from Brisbane Council and supporting acts like Custard, Jaguar Jonze, and Greta Stanley at local venues. Surely this track is the one that makes the rest of the country sit up and pay attention.
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