Pyramid Park

Alt Pop singer-songwriter Pyramid Park has made his return with a string of singles for his sophomore album, including ‘Stairway’.

Known as Pete McAllen, the Cambridge-based musician originally wrote the song a few years back during Christmas as a free release, but after his sister suggested it deserved a second chance he re-recorded it for the second Pyramid Park album ‘Not An Island’ (out on 24th April 2020).

‘Stairway’ is a blindingly good track with sonic soundscapes and some good use of alliteration in the chorus, the song has a great beat and intertwines perfectly with the different instruments around him.

It’s one of the oldest tracks on the album in terms of when it was written and there’s a proud sense from Pete that the song manages to fit into it.

He commented: “This is by far the oldest song on the album, but I couldn’t resist releasing it as a single. It was around way before Pyramid Park was a thing, although it had a couple of rewrites and a sonic change of direction. It also used to have a bridge section which has long gone.

“I always thought it was the single I missed….and so years later, when planning for the album I wondered if it could fit in again.

“Sonically it needed a change, lyrically we needed tweaks…but the song now makes sense and sounds its best version. Just goes to show, some things are meant to hold back until the right time.”

Pyramid Park

Speaking about the album, Pyramid Park stated Not An Island was created after taking a leap of faith to work full time as an independent artist.

Pete said: “Three years ago I was overwhelmed with a decision that I knew would massively impact me. I was working flat out in a job, while finishing off my first album and I couldn’t juggle it anymore.

“These songs came from the fallout of that decision when life didn’t look ideal. Somewhere in that crazy decision, I found peace pouring my heart into these new songs.”

Having toured the UK, Germany, and The Netherlands, on the back of the debut album ‘Vulnerability’ in 2017 – and bagging 30 festival slots in the last two years – Pyramid Park is set to release his second album ‘Not An Island’ next Friday. Other singles that will feature are ‘Never Let Me Down’, ‘Bright Light’ and ‘You Know/ I Know’.

Watch the video for ‘Stairway’ below and leave an ICM Rating out of 10!