Liam Dutch

The incredibly talented Liam Dutch follows up his first release of 2023, ‘Freaky Dreams’, with the brilliant ‘You Can Be The Star’.

Recorded in Graham Wann’s (Bricolage, The Sexual Objects) studio in Shenzhen, China, ‘You Can Be The Star’ was mixed and mastered by Dutch’s longtime collaborator, Ian Flynn.

‘You Can Be The Star’ sees Dutch at his most playful, having crafted a track that sees the lyrics wrapping perfectly around an almost glam-rock vibe. With shades Of The Chemical Brothers and The Charlatans, the song has a perfect groove and a super-catchy refrain in “…she’s the spotlight on the horizon…”.

On his new single, ‘You Can Be The Star’, Liam Dutch said: “The song came together quickly in terms of the writing, I wrote it over the week before the studio sessions so it actually replaced another tune. I liked the idea of a drop chorus and then it kicking off a bit at the end”

Liam Dutch has received high praise from various outlets such as Our Sound Music and Music For All. Amazing Radio are also strong supporters, with DJ’s Jim Gellanty and Charlie Ashcroft both personally selecting Dutch’s previous releases for airplay. Dutch has a strong presence on Social Media (over 10k Twitter followers) and a growing Spotify listenership which is a testament to the quality of his back catalogue.

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The China-based, UK-born Liam Dutch returns with ‘Freaky Dreams’, his first music of 2023, following up last year’s critically acclaimed ‘Melancholy Junction’ EP.

Setting an instant relaxed vibe, ‘Freaky Dreams’ takes the listener on a journey through Liam Dutch’s mind The result is an epic and sweeping anthem that captivates the listener until the end. Dutch’s trademark vocal is layered with authentic tones and is akin to classic songwriters of this generation such as Richard Ashcroft and Alex Turner.

Recorded in Graham Wann’s (Bricolage, The Sexual Objects) studio in Shenzhen,China, ‘Freaky Dreams’ was mixed and mastered by Dutch’s longtime collaborator, Ian Flynn.

On crafting the song, Liam said: “I had the title for quite a while but nothing concrete ever came of it. I think I had the chords and then the opening line came – I remember writing it up until the second chorus and it was clear to me then that I wanted the song to do something different – the next parts came shortly after that. Once I started the demo process, I knew I wanted piano. I did have a piano arrangement written but it was simple – I got a friend who’s a pianist to come down and help out with that.”

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‘Freaky Dreams’ is a natural progression and development of Dutch’s sound. It moves on from previous well-received singles ‘What’s Your Problem?’ and ‘Settle Down’ while maintaining his ability to write a catchy and well-formed track.

Liam Dutch has more singles and an EP on the way as Liam explains: “The next single won’t be too long away. I’m really excited about these tracks, lyrically I think it’s my best work yet and also musically, it’s interesting. I wouldn’t say ‘Freaky Dreams’ is indicative of the other tunes on the record though. There are vulnerable moments but also a lot of mystery. I’m looking forward to it. The EP is all recorded, it’s just a case of tweaking things now.”

After achieving success in London-based band Dead Natives, (who had tracks played on Soccer AM and BBC Radio as well playing live shows with The Sherlocks), Liam Dutch now resides in southern China where he writes and records his solo material.

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Liam Dutch Releases New Single ‘You Can Be The Star’

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