You were hiding
But I sought you out…
The sound of Brave Boy glimmers with crystalline clarity, carrying both radiance and unease, as if prairie winds had caught fireflies in their currents. Wichita might seem an unlikely birthplace for such luminous music, but that contrast sharpens their edge. Married duo Mary and Eric Harrison shape their project as a study in collision, where light and shadow, power and tenderness, all press against one another. Their new single, Hide & Seek, is their most vivid reflection yet.
Crystalline synthpop pulses against dreamy post-punk foundations, laced with the warm tactile glow of dream pop. The song bubbles, pops, and glimmers, evoking fireflies and lantern light as if a game of hide and seek were unfolding in a twilight garden. A bright guitar line drifts like glass catching dusk, while vintage synths sparkle with radiant clarity, softened at the edges but never dulled. Beneath it all, a steady rhythm drives forward with restless urgency, shimmering like a cascade of shooting stars across a cosmic backdrop. Through it, Mary Harrison’s voice glows with resolve — tender, commanding, and unflinching — as each sound bursts into brilliance, radiant and gone before it can be held.
Listen to “Hide and Seek” below:
Brave Boy are no strangers to broader textures. Earlier singles leaned lush and romantic, but Hide & Seek distills their language to essentials: electric guitar, vintage synth, and a voice that wounds and soars in equal measure. Sixteen singles in, the Harrisons know their palette — and sharpen it with intent.
That persistence has carried them from small rooms to larger stages, including a coveted slot opening for Gang of Four. It is no accident: persistence, labor, and songs unafraid of their own clarity have earned Brave Boy that ground. Hide & Seek shows them at their most radiant — two musicians who understand that truth in sound gleams brightest when illusion is pared away, leaving only light and motion flickering like lanterns in the dark.
Follow Brave Boy:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Spotify
The post Wichita’s Brave Boy Shimmers With Crystalline Dreampop Reverie in New Single “Hide and Seek” appeared first on Post-Punk.com.
