Niall Summerton Discusses his ‘Truth Inside’ single

Niall Summerton released Truth Inside, a laidback lo-fi jangle-pop single. This is a perfect late-night song to soak in. with the windows open and the lights dimmed
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Niall Summerton released Truth Inside, a laidback lo-fi jangle-pop single. Truth Inside opens with light acoustic guitar strumming, with his whispery vocals slipping in, “You could be near me.” A jangly electric guitar gives the song character that really defines the sound.

Truth Inside is, “a bit of an observational love song that I wrote in a new room that I spent a lot of lockdown in,” Niall shared with Puddlegum. “It’s about succumbing to how you feel and accepting emotion!”

The vocals in Truth Inside are carved out to give it a mid-range sound, cutting frequencies below 400Hz and above 4kHz. He also has a tight compression on his vocal layers, and a slap back to give it depth. There are very subtle harmonies that comes in during the chorus, sitting behind the music. A light synth also comes in during the chorus, with a more prominent organ tone that transitions into a bridge. Niall played the drums lightly in the background, centered in the mix. He strummed a classical guitar is lightly on the left and right, bringing body to the song.

Niall gave us the story behind the classical guitar, “I recorded the classical with a guitar that spent my whole childhood in the attic above where I slept which is kind of cool!”

Bass noodles a backdrop to the song that at times takes the lead instrument. “The bass is played by Mason McClurg, a guy I’ve never actually met because he lives in Oregon. We formed an online friendship over mutual music tastes and listening to each others tunes.” The two collaborated from a distance, as Niall Summerton hails from Harrogate, England.

This is a perfect late-night song to soak in with the windows open and the lights dimmed. Add it to your playlist because it mixes in nicely.

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Kevin Flick
Kevin Flick

Kevin Flick founded Puddlegum in 1997 and has been engaging in music journalism off and on since. He's also a recording/mixing engineer and loves to help bands work through the creative process. He has coproduced and mixed for artists such as Saeyers, Midi Memory, and Cathedral Bells.

Rumors are that he's a Brighton Hove & Albion FC fan. He's also obsessed with coffee. Kevin resides in the college community of Bloomington, Indiana, where he studied at Indiana University.

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