Watch: Daniel James – The Stone and The Hollow [Best Fit Premiere]

London-dwelling Northern Irishman Daniel James unveiled his stirring new song, ‘The Stone and The Hollow’ earlier this month. We’re delighted to premiere the track’s overwhelmingly despondent accompanying visuals today.

The follow up to ‘Stand With Me’ and ‘Jackdaw’ finds James on increasingly introspective form, softly cooing, ’This place is a dust bowl/And you’re blinding me,” with a cherubic lilt not dissimilar to Dan Smith, vocalist with oft-maligned indie pop outfit Bastille.

Indeed a glaring chart-friendliness permeates ‘The Stone and The Hollow’ and while the resemblance to Bastille may prove too cloying for some; James actually exercises his poppy tendencies with a degree of careful consideration. He doesn’t resort to cheap production tricks like pompous synth riffs, or tacky bass wobbles to appease; instead electronic flutters, tweaked acoustics and bounding tom-toms aid the melody’s ascent but it’s in his sweetly soulful intonations where this project will truly find wings.

Watch the eerily apocalyptic video filmed at a disused water park unfold below.