Morcheeba, one of the key groups to understand the trip-hop and downtempo drift of commercial pop during the 90s, has released its first single in four years. With ‘Call for Love’, the British duo formed by Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey celebrate 30 years of career, which have passed since the release of their first EP, ‘Trigger Hippie’, at the end of 1995.
‘Call for Love’ is Morcheeba’s attempt to take refuge from the outside world. “An apocalypse is always on the horizon, both personal and global,” the group says. “It is comforting to take refuge in music and in the company of our close people.”
Specifically, ‘Call for Love’ is an ode to emotional responsibility. In the lyrics, Skye lays out the words she would like to hear from someone special seeking her forgiveness. “I know I’m not innocent, I’ve made mistakes, but even though I’ve let you down, I’m going to take charge of it and fix it,” he sings in the lyrics.
To convey this message, Morcheeba chooses a sound that is pure “big calm”, that is, typical of the band that wrote ‘The Sea’. In ‘Call for Love’, a light hip-hop base sets the pace, while voices and instruments negotiate soul and blues influences.
Exactly four years have passed since the release of Morcheeba’s last studio album, ‘Blackest Blue’, in 2021. It is unknown if ‘Call for Love’ is also the first preview of a larger project.
