Southend-on-Sea alternative indie trio In Earnest have released their debut single ‘Put Me Under’.Forming in early 2019, Sarah, Thomas and Toby were previously part of the band ‘Carousel’, a project which went on to perform at Cambridge Folk Festival, toured with The Oh Hello’s and embarked on an 8-date headline tour whilst gaining 100k+ Spotify streams on official playlists.

‘Put Me Under’ is an emotional delicate number richly layered to create an ethereal and tender listening experience as In Earnest use honest songwriting to tell their story of depression and loneliness. With warm finger picked acoustic guitar rushing through airy mystical twinkles on electric guitar, the track has a light sparkling soundscape. The trio build the song slowly as the guitar becomes more dreamy with wobbles of scintillation glistening through the dreamy atmosphere. The listener experiences a range of emotions as the band express themselves through soft emotive vocals, raw lyrics and a heart rushing crescendo. With delicate and wholesome musicianship, In Earnest’s songwriting is organic and compelling. 

Their debut single ‘Put Me Under’ is written from Sarah’s perspective. “I suffer from chronic anxiety and depression, to the point where I can’t hold down jobs or be left alone for too long. In my loneliness I am awash with negative thoughts. The song is about feeling overcome by an invisible illness, but knowing it’s a lot easier to cope in the company of a dog.” 

Stream ‘Put Me Under’ below 

Author : Danu