WELSH rock band Broken Lines are determined to close 2020 on a positive note and have released a charity Christmas single.
“The whole world of live performance has been decimated in 2020, whether it’s ballet companies or rock bands we have all been drained of our lifeblood this year”, explained guitarist and singer David Wellan. “But Christmas is always a time of giving, caring and sharing and no amount of Covid-19 can shut that down!”
The Pembrokeshire based trio play exhilarating self-composed songs which combine the complexities and technical skills of prog rock with the energy and drive of indie/alternative rock and punk. In fact California radio station Deep Nuggets Radio recently applied the term ‘Pronk’ to describe the three- piece. For their delightfully crafted festive single they have drawn on the best traditions of Christmas releases, and ‘A Vision of Christmas’ will be raising money for Shelter Cymru.
It is currently believed that 90,000 Welsh residents are in danger of losing their homes in coming months. “Homelessness is a long standing problem anyway but job and income losses this year have compounded the situation and winter months always place a huge strain on shelter charities. Whatever we can raise with this record we know can make a difference”, said David.
The band spent two weeks working in their production suite to write and record the song which very deliberately emphasises the positivity of Christmas. Bassist Mark Briscoe explained, “We decided to write one that was an upbeat reflection of this time of year. After such a difficult 2020 we thought we’d try and provide a bit of light relief by highlighting all the things that make the season a happy one and we hope everyone can get a little bit of a warm feeling from it!”
Broken Lines will be back playing live to enthusiastic audiences as soon as permitted.
“There’s nothing quite like playing live and we love to perform for our fellow Welshmen and women and cannot wait to get out there in front of music fans again”, commented drummer Jack Jackson.
Broken Lines Christmas single ‘A Vision of Christmas’ can be heard and purchased at https://brokenlinesuk.bandcamp.com/track/a-vision-of-christmas for £1.99. All proceeds go to Shelter Cymru.
