Balter

Balter are an exciting four-piece from Northampton, making anthemic, jangle-pop that belies their years. Consisting of Tom Drury (vocals/guitar), Jake Lewis (guitar), Liam Kay (bass) and Jack Cox (drums), the band have only just sat their GCSEs, which is even more surprising to anyone who has caught the band at one of their early, buzzy, packed-out shows. Still yet to release any music into the world, the band have been quietly bubbling away in the studio with producer, Jonathan Hucks (Hallan, Dream Nails), with the release of their debut single ‘Someone New’, due in February 2025.

Talking about the single, frontman, Tom explains… “This is about the aftermath of a relationship and the overwhelming feelings of loneliness and regret. I wrote this song after a particularly painful break up and it’s based around the idea of wanting to change myself in order to be better for them. I wanted to be the ‘someone new’ rather than her finding that in someone else.”

The rest of the EP reads like a personal insight into the trials and tribulations of building relationships and having them break apart. Not so much an ode to love, but more of a warning note; all five tracks power through in less than three minutes, following the struggles of navigating one of life’s greatest things. Imagine Aztec Camera being bottled up in 2025, amongst a flurry of youthful exuberance and shimmering guitars and you’d get somewhere close to the Balter sound.