New Music Review - ‘Heads Down Thumbs Up’ by Harry Burt
Heads Down Thumbs Up was released on May 31st 2024, and is going to awaken your inner child from within. Artwork credit: Harry’s EPK.
“Right, we’re going to play a game of Heads Down Thumbs Up” shouted musical prodigy, Harry Burt. Flipping through the pages of childhood favourites comes this upgraded version of the classic game we all used to play in Primary School, where our only worries at that time were identifying who tagged our thumb and wondering if our crush would play with us on the playground.
Harry is a well-known, crucial artist within the local Christchurch music scene and puts out music that not only delights his senses but also has an immaculate pull on bringing new listeners into his corner which he has proven to do time and time again.
Heads Down Thumbs Up is like a limeade ice drink - cool and refreshing, tingling those nerves that you didn’t realise were under your skin.
Heads Down Thumbs Up is a little endearing, a little sweet and a whole bunch of fun. Harry always has this way of adding in this side to his music that makes others question what is on his mind, which makes him authentically himself, time and time again, which is all anyone can ask of an artist, to just be themselves.
Harry doesn’t stick with the same old stuff that you’d expect a young musician to make; he rolls the dice with enticement, excitement and playfulness, which proves to be a major superpower of his.
Harry describes Heads Down Thumbs Up as a tune that will make your inner optimistic child thrive, just as most children do. Quite often as adults, we lose that enthusiasm and optimism as life gets more complicated and it’s such a shame that we struggle to get back to that as we understand the universe a whole bunch more than we did as tiny kids that were, once upon a time, fearless. The child that you once were will be bought back to life when you hear this tune that will transport you back to the endless hope that lit your world afire in your growing years.
Tracks such as Heads Down Thumbs Up are a critical piece of art that everyone needs to swallow in order to feel things you potentially haven’t in a while and Harry brilliantly brings those emotions to the frontal lobe of your brain.
If you would like to follow along with Harry and experience his journey, you can do so by following the links below -