The Harry Heart Chrysalis

Sydney's The Harry Heart Chrysalis has been making waves around Sydney, opening for bands like The Delta Riggs and Glass Towers. “Vex” is their latest single, and it's based on a true story. It's reportedly about a “beautiful yet morbid and miserable girl looking to betray her boyfriend.” Yikes. Luckily, the song isn't as morbid as the protagonist. “Vex” has a driving bass, a basic beat, and a catchy melody that's topped with a really unique vocal tone. There's clear influences of alt-pop and blues at play here, making this the perfect example of a song that is neither groundbreaking nor boring I've-heard-it-all-before stuff. I feel like this is the kind of tune that'll become something really powerful when played live. There's a guitar in there that's aching for a screaming, extended solo, and a repetitively thumping bass that should no doubt send vibrations throughout a room. A raw, fairly stripped back track with an intensely dark back story, "Vex" shows a world of potential, I'm really interested to see what's to come for the Harry Heart Chrysalis. Harry and his five-piece touring band will be hitting the road later this month in support of the single.