niceboy ed - high hopes
A couple of years ago, niceboy ed had a very specific corner of the internet on tenterhooks after seemingly from nowhere, a Ms Swift used ‘ed’s debut song, life you lead, on a social post. The rumour mill went into meltdown; was it her at-the-time boyfriend Joe Alwyn? A Chris Martin and Ed Sheeran side-project? Or perhaps even Taylor herself with some clever vocal pitching? (as if she wouldn’t be claiming those royalties).
Anyway, neither are true, yet the music itself is better than the slightly gimmicky, tired anonymous (is it 2012?!) nature of the project would suggest. It feels deeply nostalgic, both in the smooth, delicately played piano, and in the story itself; it reminds me of the sort of story I’d have been all over back in the days of my old blog. Some things never change. Check out beautiful new track, and video, high hopes.