- 2025-11-19
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MUSIC
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Elder Island Returns With New Song “Ordinary Love”
Bristol-based electronic music trio Elder Island, consisting of Katy Sargent (vocals/cello), Luke Thornton (bass) and David Havard (guitar/keyboards), returned with a new song “Ordinary Love” on November 18, 2025.
The song is their first music in four years since the 2021 album “Swimming Static”.
From the opening pulse of arpeggiated synths to its euphoric climax, the track leans into their signature push-and-pull between tension and release.
It was written by David Peter Troy Havard, Kathlin Kennard Sargent, and Luke Thornton. Produced by Elder Island and Alistair Chant.
The accompanying music video was directed by long-time collaborator Nic Kane. Set against the brutalist backdrop of a disused hangar, three mysterious characters (all played by frontwoman Katy Sargent) find themselves caught under constant surveillance.- The band said of the song, “This track came together really quickly from the initial writing session. A lot of the sounds in the current song were there from the start; bouncy synths, chords and the vocal chorus hook, which was written half an hour into the recording. It had a real drive. The presiding arpeggiator was always the main pillar, emerging from this original session. It meant when we started to form and play 'Ordinary Love', we built it on a classic formulaic dance track structure. But as Katy worked on the vocal melodies and builds, filling it out, the emotive side to the song started to shine through. It blossomed into this true hybrid heart-filled dance track.”
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Photo by Nic Kane - source : Apple Music
