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'Hotel Del Salto' Announces New Single

"Imagine the pop experimentation of Bowie and Prince, throw in a bit of Beck and a bit of Mac DeMarco. The result: Hotel Del Salto. J. Francis combines brilliantly experimental songwriting with playful lyrics, a DIY approach to recording and, most of all, an irrefutable talent to package his influences into one, wonderful, 3-minute-long tracks. Gigslutz   Hotel Del Salto (AKA J. Francis) follows up the success of debut single 'Bigger Than Elvis' by adding another string to his bow; the art-pop cocktail of new single 'Stand For Your Right'. Taking cues from the dance/rock crossovers of Primal Scream and Art of Noise, while infusing the experimentalism of 60's pop pioneers such as Brian Wilson and Syd Barrett. 'Stand For Your Right' is a bold artistic leap.   Written in late 2016, the song has the unusual facet of being produced over two continents. "I wrote the main chunk of it in my hometown, Carmarthen. I had the idea of writing a protest song that was very linear, the fallout in the UK post referendum was deeply disturbing... then I went out to Texas for six weeks over election time and obviously there's parallels out there. It's about people sticking together rather than be divided"   'Stand For Your Right' is a thrilling testament of Francis's creative vision.  Starting with a hypnotizing guitar and kick drum, before giving away to Francis's swirling vocal mantra above a deliciously classic bass groove. The track never lets up in playing around with the listener's expectation of pop structure.

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Here’s a charming new track from Hotel Del Salto, aka J Francis from Caerfyrddin in Wales. It’s another Beck-like groove following from his debut release ‘Bigger Than Elvis’, but this time he’s paired up with the Libertino label and picked up the support of BBC Radio 1′s Huw Stephens too.

For more info check out this interview on the Tipping Point HERE.