Vida, the six-piece collective from Clackmannanshire have released their great new single. ‘You Tell Me’. Written by the band’s drummer Jamie Piggott, the track is reflective and fits perfectly within their popular catalogue of jangly, acoustic based songs.

About ‘You Tell Me’, the band say: “It’s a ‘self-reflection’ of situations in life that everyone can relate to, excess, losing control once in awhile and getting back on track, the ebb and flow of life really. When Piggott brought the song to the rest of the band, we all knew instantly that it was a Vida track, it sticks to the true jangly acoustic nature of our writing.”

Vida’s sound is a throwback to the golden era of Britpop and a 1960’s psychedelic sound while also creating their own distinctive feel. Vida have featured at multiple festivals such as Isle of Wight, Reading, YNOT, Kendal Calling and TRNSMT. Their breakthrough came in 2016 when they released the hit single ‘Fade Away’ which has amassed over a staggering one million streams. 

The band have previously worked with Steve Craddock of Ocean Colour Scene and Kieren Webster of The View who both produced some of their work. Vida took a hiatus in 2019 and they reappeared last year with their new line-up which consists of Nathan Evans, Jamie Piggott, Greg Ballantyne, Colin Davidson, Jacob Franklyn and Evan Cameron. With more releases in the pipeline and a possibility of an album before the end of the year, 2023 is really the hard working band’s year, with this new single, ‘You Tell Me’ cementing their intentions.




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